diff --git a/debug/accuracy_tools/api_accuracy_checker/common/utils.py b/debug/accuracy_tools/api_accuracy_checker/common/utils.py
index 222812bbbdfd9625eda44021e41227f869106b42..f8648eb20ccd7572c39a752db287e8b63a0e096c 100644
--- a/debug/accuracy_tools/api_accuracy_checker/common/utils.py
+++ b/debug/accuracy_tools/api_accuracy_checker/common/utils.py
@@ -518,7 +518,15 @@ def get_process_rank(model):
 
 def get_json_contents(file_path):
     ops = get_file_content_bytes(file_path)
-    return json.loads(ops)
+    try:
+        json_obj = json.loads(ops)
+    except ValueError as error:
+        print_error_log('Failed to load "%s". %s' % (file_path, str(error)))
+        raise CompareException(CompareException.INVALID_FILE_ERROR) from error
+    if not isinstance(json_obj, dict):
+        print_error_log('Json file %s, content is not a dictionary!' % file_path)
+        raise CompareException(CompareException.INVALID_FILE_ERROR)
+    return json_obj
 
 
 def get_file_content_bytes(file):