diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.cpp
index b0c376a..9a61a05 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.cpp
@@ -299,8 +299,13 @@
     if (device != nullptr) {
         return DeviceVector(device);
     }
+    return fromCache? getCachedDevices(strategy) : getDevicesForProductStrategy(strategy);
+}
 
-    return fromCache? mDevicesForStrategies.at(strategy) : getDevicesForProductStrategy(strategy);
+DeviceVector Engine::getCachedDevices(product_strategy_t ps) const
+{
+    return mDevicesForStrategies.find(ps) != mDevicesForStrategies.end() ?
+                mDevicesForStrategies.at(ps) : DeviceVector{};
 }
 
 DeviceVector Engine::getOutputDevicesForStream(audio_stream_type_t stream, bool fromCache) const
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.h b/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.h
index d8e2742..f665da5 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/engineconfigurable/src/Engine.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
     status_t loadAudioPolicyEngineConfig();
 
     DeviceVector getDevicesForProductStrategy(product_strategy_t strategy) const;
+    DeviceVector getCachedDevices(product_strategy_t ps) const;
 
     /**
      * Policy Parameter Manager hidden through a wrapper.