diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.cpp
index 974026c..77b8536 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.cpp
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
     }
 
     sp<provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider> interface;
-    interface = mServiceProxy->getService(newProvider);
+    interface = mServiceProxy->tryGetService(newProvider);
 
     if (interface == nullptr) {
         ALOGE("%s: Camera provider HAL '%s' is not actually available", __FUNCTION__,
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.h
index f4cf667..13a8513 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.h
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
                 const std::string &serviceName,
                 const sp<hidl::manager::V1_0::IServiceNotification>
                 &notification) = 0;
+        // Will not wait for service to start if it's not already running
+        virtual sp<hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider> tryGetService(
+                const std::string &serviceName) = 0;
+        // Will block for service if it exists but isn't running
         virtual sp<hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider> getService(
                 const std::string &serviceName) = 0;
         virtual hardware::hidl_vec<hardware::hidl_string> listServices() = 0;
@@ -112,6 +116,10 @@
             return hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider::registerForNotifications(
                     serviceName, notification);
         }
+        virtual sp<hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider> tryGetService(
+                const std::string &serviceName) override {
+            return hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider::tryGetService(serviceName);
+        }
         virtual sp<hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider> getService(
                 const std::string &serviceName) override {
             return hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider::getService(serviceName);
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/tests/CameraProviderManagerTest.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/tests/CameraProviderManagerTest.cpp
index 78d737d..ca275f4 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/tests/CameraProviderManagerTest.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/tests/CameraProviderManagerTest.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@
         return true;
     }
 
+    virtual sp<hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider> tryGetService(
+            const std::string &serviceName) override {
+        return getService(serviceName);
+    }
+
     virtual sp<hardware::camera::provider::V2_4::ICameraProvider> getService(
             const std::string &serviceName) override {
         mLastRequestedServiceNames.push_back(serviceName);