diff --git a/media/psh_utils/HealthStatsProvider.cpp b/media/psh_utils/HealthStatsProvider.cpp
index 744daad..de72463 100644
--- a/media/psh_utils/HealthStatsProvider.cpp
+++ b/media/psh_utils/HealthStatsProvider.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <aidl/android/hardware/health/IHealth.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <psh_utils/ServiceSingleton.h>
 
 using ::aidl::android::hardware::health::HealthInfo;
 using ::aidl::android::hardware::health::IHealth;
@@ -25,19 +26,7 @@
 namespace android::media::psh_utils {
 
 static auto getHealthService() {
-    [[clang::no_destroy]] static constinit std::mutex m;
-    [[clang::no_destroy]] static constinit
-            std::shared_ptr<IHealth> healthService;
-
-    std::lock_guard l(m);
-    if (healthService) {
-        return healthService;
-    }
-    const auto serviceName =
-            std::string(IHealth::descriptor).append("/default");
-    healthService = IHealth::fromBinder(
-            ::ndk::SpAIBinder(AServiceManager_checkService(serviceName.c_str())));
-    return healthService;
+    return getServiceSingleton<IHealth>();
 }
 
 status_t HealthStatsDataProvider::fill(PowerStats* stat) const {
@@ -45,7 +34,6 @@
     HealthStats& stats = stat->health_stats;
     auto healthService = getHealthService();
     if (healthService == nullptr) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "unable to get health AIDL service";
         return NO_INIT;
     }
     HealthInfo healthInfo;
diff --git a/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsCollector.cpp b/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsCollector.cpp
index 6e02993..e5bf2aa 100644
--- a/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsCollector.cpp
+++ b/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsCollector.cpp
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@
     }
 
     for (const auto& provider : mPowerStatsProviders) {
-        if (provider->fill(stats) != 0) {
-            LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": a data provider failed";
-            continue;
-        }
+        (void) provider->fill(stats); // on error, we continue to proceed.
     }
 
     // boot time follows wall clock time, but starts from boot.
diff --git a/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.cpp b/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.cpp
index 94df933..112c323 100644
--- a/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.cpp
+++ b/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.cpp
@@ -15,37 +15,23 @@
  */
 
 #include "PowerStatsProvider.h"
-#include <android-base/logging.h>
-#include <android/binder_manager.h>
-#include <unordered_map>
 #include <aidl/android/hardware/power/stats/IPowerStats.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <psh_utils/ServiceSingleton.h>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 using ::aidl::android::hardware::power::stats::IPowerStats;
 
 namespace android::media::psh_utils {
 
 static auto getPowerStatsService() {
-    [[clang::no_destroy]] static constinit std::mutex m;
-    [[clang::no_destroy]] static constinit
-            std::shared_ptr<IPowerStats> powerStats;
-
-    std::lock_guard l(m);
-    if (powerStats) {
-        return powerStats;
-    }
-    const auto serviceName =
-            std::string(IPowerStats::descriptor)
-                    .append("/default");
-    powerStats = IPowerStats::fromBinder(
-            ::ndk::SpAIBinder(AServiceManager_checkService(serviceName.c_str())));
-    return powerStats;
+    return getServiceSingleton<IPowerStats>();
 }
 
 status_t RailEnergyDataProvider::fill(PowerStats *stat) const {
     if (stat == nullptr) return BAD_VALUE;
     auto powerStatsService = getPowerStatsService();
     if (powerStatsService == nullptr) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "unable to get power.stats AIDL service";
         return NO_INIT;
     }
 
@@ -91,7 +77,6 @@
     if (stat == nullptr) return BAD_VALUE;
     auto powerStatsService = getPowerStatsService();
     if (powerStatsService == nullptr) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "unable to get power.stats AIDL service";
         return NO_INIT;
     }
 
diff --git a/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.h b/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.h
index 5f5a506..c3888ac 100644
--- a/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.h
+++ b/media/psh_utils/PowerStatsProvider.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <psh_utils/PowerStatsCollector.h>
-#include <iostream>
 
 namespace android::media::psh_utils {
 
diff --git a/media/psh_utils/include/psh_utils/ServiceSingleton.h b/media/psh_utils/include/psh_utils/ServiceSingleton.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0cd6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/psh_utils/include/psh_utils/ServiceSingleton.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <android/binder_auto_utils.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <android-base/thread_annotations.h>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+#include <utils/Timers.h>
+
+namespace android::media::psh_utils {
+
+struct DefaultServiceTraits {
+    static constexpr int64_t kThresholdRetryNs = 1'000'000'000;
+    static constexpr int64_t kMaxRetries = 5;
+    static constexpr const char* kServiceVersion = "/default";
+    static constexpr bool kShowLog = true;
+};
+
+template<typename Service, typename ServiceTraits = DefaultServiceTraits>
+std::shared_ptr<Service> getServiceSingleton() {
+    [[clang::no_destroy]] static constinit std::mutex m;
+    [[clang::no_destroy]] static constinit std::shared_ptr<Service> service GUARDED_BY(m);
+    static int64_t nextTryNs GUARDED_BY(m) = 0;
+    static int64_t tries GUARDED_BY(m) = 0;
+
+    std::lock_guard l(m);
+    if (service
+            || tries > ServiceTraits::kMaxRetries  // try too many times
+            || systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_BOOTTIME) < nextTryNs) {  // try too frequently.
+        return service;
+    }
+
+    const auto serviceName = std::string(Service::descriptor)
+            .append(ServiceTraits::kServiceVersion);
+    service = Service::fromBinder(
+            ::ndk::SpAIBinder(AServiceManager_checkService(serviceName.c_str())));
+
+    if (!service) {
+        // If failed, set a time limit before retry.
+        // No need to log an error, it is already done.
+        nextTryNs = systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_BOOTTIME) + ServiceTraits::kThresholdRetryNs;
+        ALOGV_IF(ServiceTraits::kShowLog, "service:%s  retries:%lld of %lld  nextTryNs:%lld",
+                Service::descriptor, (long long)tries,
+                (long long)kMaxRetries, (long long)nextTryNs);
+        ++tries;
+    }
+
+    return service;
+}
+
+} // namespace android::media::psh_utils