diff --git a/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/CDASimConnection.cpp b/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/CDASimConnection.cpp
index 7f2ed2d49..b223de4a0 100644
--- a/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/CDASimConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/CDASimConnection.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace CDASimAdapter{
 
     bool CDASimConnection::connect() {
         //Read local sensor file and populate the sensors JSON
-        populate_sensors_with_file(_sensor_json_file_path, _sensors_json_v);
+        _sensors_json_v = read_json_file(_sensor_json_file_path);
         if(_sensors_json_v.empty())
         {
             PLOG(logWARNING) << "Sensors JSON is empty!" << std::endl;
@@ -224,14 +224,15 @@ namespace CDASimAdapter{
         forward_message( msg , message_receiver_publisher );
     }
 
-    void CDASimConnection::populate_sensors_with_file(const std::string& file_path, Json::Value& sensors_json_v){
+    Json::Value CDASimConnection::read_json_file(const std::string& file_path) const{
+        Json::Value sensors_json_v;
         //Read file from disk
         std::ifstream in_strm;
         in_strm.open(file_path, std::ifstream::binary);
         if(!in_strm.is_open())
         {
             PLOG(logERROR) << "File cannot be opened. File path: " << file_path <<std::endl;
-            return;
+            return sensors_json_v;
         }
         std::string line;
         std::stringstream ss;
@@ -240,11 +241,12 @@ namespace CDASimAdapter{
         }
         in_strm.close();
 
-       populate_json_with_string(ss.str(), sensors_json_v);
+       return string_to_json(ss.str());
     }
 
-    void CDASimConnection::populate_json_with_string(const std::string& json_str, Json::Value& json_v){
-        //Update JSON value with information from file
+    Json::Value CDASimConnection::string_to_json(const std::string& json_str) const{
+        //Update JSON value with information from string
+        Json::Value json_v;
         Json::CharReaderBuilder builder;
         std::unique_ptr<Json::CharReader> reader(builder.newCharReader());
         JSONCPP_STRING err;
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ namespace CDASimAdapter{
         {
             PLOG(logERROR) << "Error parsing sensors from string: " << json_str << std::endl;
         }
+        return json_v;
     }
 
     Json::Value CDASimConnection::get_sensor_by_id(std::string &sensor_id)
diff --git a/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/include/CDASimConnection.hpp b/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/include/CDASimConnection.hpp
index 95bb61a1d..b11b32b9b 100644
--- a/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/include/CDASimConnection.hpp
+++ b/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/src/include/CDASimConnection.hpp
@@ -144,15 +144,15 @@ namespace CDASimAdapter {
             /**
              * @brief Read local file that has the sensor information in JSON format from disk. Populate global sensor json variable with the information.
              * @param file_path A string of file location in the host machine.
-             * @param sensors_json_v A reference to the location where the sensors inforation is updated and stored.
+             * @return A reference to the location where the sensors inforation is updated and stored.
             */
-            void populate_sensors_with_file(const std::string& file_path, Json::Value& sensors_json_v);
+            Json::Value read_json_file(const std::string& file_path) const;
              /**
              * @brief Read local file that has the sensor information in JSON format from disk. Populate global sensor json variable with the information.
              * @param json_str A JSON string.
-             * @param json_v A reference to JSON value.
+             * @return A reference to JSON value.
             */
-            void populate_json_with_string(const std::string &json_str, Json::Value& json_v);
+            Json::Value string_to_json(const std::string &json_str) const;
 
             std::string _simulation_ip;
             uint _simulation_registration_port;
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ namespace CDASimAdapter {
             std::shared_ptr<tmx::utils::UdpServer> time_sync_listener;
 
             FRIEND_TEST(TestCARMASimulationConnection, get_handshake_json);
-            FRIEND_TEST(TestCARMASimulationConnection, populate_sensors_with_file);
+            FRIEND_TEST(TestCARMASimulationConnection, read_json_file);
+            FRIEND_TEST(TestCARMASimulationConnection, string_to_json);
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/test/TestCARMASimulationConnection.cpp b/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/test/TestCARMASimulationConnection.cpp
index b3c7355e2..41468c542 100644
--- a/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/test/TestCARMASimulationConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/v2i-hub/CDASimAdapter/test/TestCARMASimulationConnection.cpp
@@ -104,20 +104,25 @@ namespace CDASimAdapter {
         ASSERT_TRUE(connection->connect());
     }
 
-    TEST_F(TestCARMASimulationConnection, populate_sensors_with_file)
+    TEST_F(TestCARMASimulationConnection, read_json_file)
     {        
-        Json::Value sensorJsonV;
-        connection->populate_sensors_with_file("Invalid_file_path", sensorJsonV );
+        auto sensorJsonV = connection->read_json_file("Invalid_file_path" );
         ASSERT_TRUE(sensorJsonV.empty());
         std::ifstream in_strm;
         in_strm.open(sensors_file_path, std::ifstream::binary);
         if(in_strm.is_open())
         {
-            connection->populate_sensors_with_file(sensors_file_path, sensorJsonV );
+            sensorJsonV = connection->read_json_file(sensors_file_path );
             ASSERT_FALSE(sensorJsonV.empty());
         }        
     }
 
+    TEST_F(TestCARMASimulationConnection, string_to_json)
+    {        
+        auto sensorJsonV = connection->string_to_json("Invalid Json");
+        ASSERT_TRUE(sensorJsonV.empty());
+    }
+
     TEST_F(TestCARMASimulationConnection, get_sensor_by_id)
     {
         Point location;