diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 31dfa0d..c2c1833 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -2096,7 +2096,10 @@
 
 	// Get the dexBootJar from the bootclasspath_fragment as that is responsible for performing the
 	// hidden API encpding.
-	dexBootJar := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.DexBootJarPathForContentModule(javaModule)
+	dexBootJar, err := bootclasspathFragmentInfo.DexBootJarPathForContentModule(javaModule)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("%s", err)
+	}
 
 	// Create an apexFile as for a normal java module but with the dex boot jar provided by the
 	// bootclasspath_fragment.
diff --git a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
index 7f5e15c..9a8c7d0 100644
--- a/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
+++ b/apex/bootclasspath_fragment_test.go
@@ -512,7 +512,10 @@
 
 	checkFragmentExportedDexJar := func(name string, expectedDexJar string) {
 		module := result.Module(name, "android_common_apex10000")
-		dexJar := info.DexBootJarPathForContentModule(module)
+		dexJar, err := info.DexBootJarPathForContentModule(module)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
 		android.AssertPathRelativeToTopEquals(t, name+" dex", expectedDexJar, dexJar)
 
 		expectedCopyCommand := fmt.Sprintf("&& cp -f %s out/soong/.intermediates/myapex/android_common_myapex_image/image.apex/javalib/%s.jar", expectedDexJar, name)