diff --git a/common/general/general.go b/common/general/general.go
index 2ff9ccb..acb7ed8 100644
--- a/common/general/general.go
+++ b/common/general/general.go
@@ -341,26 +341,26 @@ func GenerateTgzBase64(folderFilesPath []string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // VerifyContractWithSchema - function to verify if contract matches schema
-func VerifyContractWithSchema(contract string) (bool, error) {
+func VerifyContractWithSchema(contract string) error {
 	jsonData, err := YamlToJson(contract)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("error converting YAML to JSON - %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error converting YAML to JSON - %v", err)
 	}
 
 	schema, err := gojsonschema.NewSchema(gojsonschema.NewBytesLoader([]byte(sch.ContractSchema)))
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse schema - %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse schema - %v", err)
 	}
 
 	report, err := schema.Validate(gojsonschema.NewBytesLoader([]byte(jsonData)))
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to validate contract - %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate contract - %v", err)
 	}
 
 	result := report.Valid()
 
 	if result {
-		return true, nil
+		return nil
 	} else {
 		var consolidatedErrors strings.Builder
 		for i, err := range report.Errors() {
@@ -370,6 +370,6 @@ func VerifyContractWithSchema(contract string) (bool, error) {
 			consolidatedErrors.WriteString(err.String())
 		}
 
-		return report.Valid(), fmt.Errorf("validation failed - %s", consolidatedErrors.String())
+		return fmt.Errorf("validation failed - %s", consolidatedErrors.String())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/common/general/general_test.go b/common/general/general_test.go
index 73d6315..27f1074 100644
--- a/common/general/general_test.go
+++ b/common/general/general_test.go
@@ -264,10 +264,8 @@ func TestVerifyContractWithSchema(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("failed to read contract - %v", err)
 	}
 
-	result, err := VerifyContractWithSchema(contract)
+	err = VerifyContractWithSchema(contract)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("schema verification failed - %v", err)
 	}
-
-	assert.True(t, result)
 }
diff --git a/contract/contract.go b/contract/contract.go
index 28f3f85..f9719da 100644
--- a/contract/contract.go
+++ b/contract/contract.go
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ func HpcrTgzEncrypted(folderPath, encryptionCertificate string) (string, string,
 
 // HpcrContractSignedEncrypted - function to generate Signed and Encrypted contract
 func HpcrContractSignedEncrypted(contract, encryptionCertificate, privateKey string) (string, error) {
+	err := gen.VerifyContractWithSchema(contract)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("schema verification failed - %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if gen.CheckIfEmpty(contract, privateKey) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf(emptyParameterErrStatement)
 	}
@@ -107,6 +112,11 @@ func HpcrContractSignedEncrypted(contract, encryptionCertificate, privateKey str
 
 // HpcrContractSignedEncryptedContractExpiry - function to generate sign with contract expiry enabled and encrypt contract (with CSR parameters and CSR file)
 func HpcrContractSignedEncryptedContractExpiry(contract, encryptionCertificate, privateKey, cacert, caKey, csrDataStr, csrPemData string, expiryDays int) (string, error) {
+	err := gen.VerifyContractWithSchema(contract)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("schema verification failed - %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if gen.CheckIfEmpty(contract, privateKey, cacert, caKey) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf(emptyParameterErrStatement)
 	}