diff --git a/soundtrigger/ISoundTriggerHwService.cpp b/soundtrigger/ISoundTriggerHwService.cpp
index e14a771..e37bae3 100644
--- a/soundtrigger/ISoundTriggerHwService.cpp
+++ b/soundtrigger/ISoundTriggerHwService.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@
         data.writeInterfaceToken(ISoundTriggerHwService::getInterfaceDescriptor());
         data.write(&handle, sizeof(sound_trigger_module_handle_t));
         data.writeStrongBinder(IInterface::asBinder(client));
-        remote()->transact(ATTACH, data, &reply);
-        status_t status = reply.readInt32();
+        status_t status = remote()->transact(ATTACH, data, &reply);
+        if (status != NO_ERROR) {
+            return status;
+        }
+        status = reply.readInt32();
         if (reply.readInt32() != 0) {
             module = interface_cast<ISoundTrigger>(reply.readStrongBinder());
         }