diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/component_base.py b/sonic_platform_base/component_base.py
index 120f02ccc..8f3887f95 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/component_base.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/component_base.py
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ def update_firmware(self, image_path):
         Args:
             image_path: A string, path to firmware image
 
+        Returns:
+            Boolean False if image_path doesn't exist instead of throwing an exception error
+            Nothing when the update is successful
+
         Raises:
             RuntimeError: update failed
         """