diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/sfp_optoe_base.py b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/sfp_optoe_base.py
index 668389e14..cedc983b2 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/sfp_optoe_base.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/sfp_optoe_base.py
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ def set_lpmode(self, lpmode):
         return api.set_lpmode(lpmode) if api is not None else None
 
     def set_optoe_write_max(self, write_max):
-        sys_path = self.get_eeprom_path()
+        try:
+            sys_path = self.get_eeprom_path()
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            return
         sys_path = sys_path.replace("eeprom", "write_max")
         try:
             with open(sys_path, mode='w') as f:
diff --git a/tests/sonic_xcvr/test_sfp_optoe_base.py b/tests/sonic_xcvr/test_sfp_optoe_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fb89255b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sonic_xcvr/test_sfp_optoe_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch
+from mock import MagicMock
+import pytest
+from sonic_platform_base.sonic_xcvr.sfp_optoe_base import SfpOptoeBase
+
+class TestSfpOptoeBase(object):
+    optoebase = SfpOptoeBase()
+
+    def test_set_optoe_write_max_with_exception(self):
+        self.optoebase.set_optoe_write_max(1)