diff --git a/src/analytics/db_handler.cc b/src/analytics/db_handler.cc
index 85167fd7212..87813febf6d 100644
--- a/src/analytics/db_handler.cc
+++ b/src/analytics/db_handler.cc
@@ -178,20 +178,22 @@ bool DbHandler::CreateTables() {
         GenDb::NewColVec& columns = col_list->columns_;
         columns.reserve(4);
 
+        uint64_t current_tm = UTCTimestampUsec();
+
         GenDb::NewCol *col(new GenDb::NewCol(
-            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_START_TIME, UTCTimestampUsec(), 0));
+            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_START_TIME, current_tm, 0));
         columns.push_back(col);
 
         GenDb::NewCol *flow_col(new GenDb::NewCol(
-            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_FLOW_START_TIME, UTCTimestampUsec(), 0));
+            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_FLOW_START_TIME, current_tm, 0));
         columns.push_back(flow_col);
 
         GenDb::NewCol *msg_col(new GenDb::NewCol(
-            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_MSG_START_TIME, UTCTimestampUsec(), 0));
+            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_MSG_START_TIME, current_tm, 0));
         columns.push_back(msg_col);
 
         GenDb::NewCol *stat_col(new GenDb::NewCol(
-            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_STAT_START_TIME, UTCTimestampUsec(), 0));
+            g_viz_constants.SYSTEM_OBJECT_STAT_START_TIME, current_tm, 0));
         columns.push_back(stat_col);
 
         if (!dbif_->Db_AddColumnSync(col_list)) {
diff --git a/src/opserver/analytics_database.sandesh b/src/opserver/analytics_database.sandesh
index 2e0e3af9450..0f046215100 100644
--- a/src/opserver/analytics_database.sandesh
+++ b/src/opserver/analytics_database.sandesh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct DatabasePurgeStats {
     3: optional u64                        rows_deleted
     4: optional u64                        duration
     5: string                              purge_status
+    6: list<string>                        purge_status_details
 }
 
 struct DatabasePurgeInfo {
diff --git a/src/opserver/analytics_db.py b/src/opserver/analytics_db.py
index fb72590ba18..09ee2eb3ed7 100644
--- a/src/opserver/analytics_db.py
+++ b/src/opserver/analytics_db.py
@@ -155,21 +155,26 @@ def get_analytics_db_purge_status(self, redis_list):
 
     def db_purge(self, purge_cutoff, purge_id):
         total_rows_deleted = 0 # total number of rows deleted
+        purge_error_details = []
         if (self._pool == None):
             self.connect_db()
         if not self._pool:
             self._logger.error('Connection to AnalyticsDb has Timed out')
-            return -1
+            purge_error_details.append('Connection to AnalyticsDb has Timed out')
+            return (-1, purge_error_details)
         sysm = self._get_sysm()
         if (sysm == None):
             self._logger.error('Failed to connect SystemManager')
-            return -1
+            purge_error_details.append('Failed to connect SystemManager')
+            return (-1, purge_error_details)
         try:
             table_list = sysm.get_keyspace_column_families(COLLECTOR_KEYSPACE)
         except Exception as e:
             self._logger.error("Exception: Purge_id %s Failed to get "
                 "Analytics Column families %s" % (purge_id, e))
-            return -1
+            purge_error_details.append("Exception: Failed to get "
+                "Analytics Column families %s" % (e))
+            return (-1, purge_error_details)
 
         # delete entries from message table
         msg_table = COLLECTOR_GLOBAL_TABLE
@@ -180,7 +185,9 @@ def db_purge(self, purge_cutoff, purge_id):
         except Exception as e:
             self._logger.error("purge_id %s Failure in fetching "
                 "message table columnfamily %s" % e)
-            return -1
+            purge_error_details.append("Failure in fetching "
+                "message table columnfamily %s" % e)
+            return (-1, purge_error_details)
 
         for table in table_list:
             # purge from index tables
@@ -207,7 +214,9 @@ def db_purge(self, purge_cutoff, purge_id):
                 except Exception as e:
                     self._logger.error("purge_id %s Failure in fetching "
                         "the columnfamily %s" % e)
-                    return -1
+                    purge_error_details.append("Failure in fetching "
+                        "the columnfamily %s" % e)
+                    return (-1, purge_error_details)
                 b = cf.batch()
                 try:
                     # get all columns only in case of one message index table
@@ -251,11 +260,15 @@ def db_purge(self, purge_cutoff, purge_id):
                         except Exception as e:
                             self._logger.error("Exception: Purge_id %s message table "
                                 "doesnot have uuid %s" % (purge_id, e))
+                            purge_error_details.append("Exception: Message table "
+                                "doesnot have uuid %s" % (e))
 
 
                 except Exception as e:
                     self._logger.error("Exception: Purge_id:%s table:%s "
                             "error: %s" % (purge_id, table, e))
+                    purge_error_details.append("Exception: Table:%s "
+                            "error: %s" % (table, e))
                     continue
                 self._logger.info("Purge_id %s deleted %d rows from table: %s"
                     % (purge_id, per_table_deleted, table))
@@ -267,7 +280,7 @@ def db_purge(self, purge_cutoff, purge_id):
 
         self._logger.info("Purge_id %s total rows deleted: %s"
             % (purge_id, total_rows_deleted))
-        return total_rows_deleted
+        return (total_rows_deleted, purge_error_details)
     # end purge_data
 
     def get_dbusage_info(self, rest_api_port):
diff --git a/src/opserver/opserver.py b/src/opserver/opserver.py
index fb68922d133..bea789efdb8 100644
--- a/src/opserver/opserver.py
+++ b/src/opserver/opserver.py
@@ -1849,7 +1849,8 @@ def db_purge_operation(self, purge_cutoff, purge_id):
         self._analytics_db.number_of_purge_requests += 1
         purge_info.number_of_purge_requests = \
             self._analytics_db.number_of_purge_requests
-        total_rows_deleted = self._analytics_db.db_purge(purge_cutoff, purge_id)
+        total_rows_deleted, purge_stat.purge_status_details = \
+            self._analytics_db.db_purge(purge_cutoff, purge_id)
         self._analytics_db.delete_db_purge_status()
 
         if (total_rows_deleted > 0):