diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/Camera2ClientBase.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/Camera2ClientBase.cpp
index 6f43270..f926b88 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/Camera2ClientBase.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/common/Camera2ClientBase.cpp
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@
           TClientBase::mCameraIdStr.string());
     status_t res;
 
-    // Verify ops permissions
-    res = TClientBase::startCameraOps();
-    if (res != OK) {
-        return res;
-    }
     IPCTransport providerTransport = IPCTransport::INVALID;
     res = providerPtr->getCameraIdIPCTransport(TClientBase::mCameraIdStr.string(),
             &providerTransport);
@@ -145,6 +140,14 @@
         return res;
     }
 
+    // Verify ops permissions
+    res = TClientBase::startCameraOps();
+    if (res != OK) {
+        TClientBase::finishCameraOps();
+        mDevice.clear();
+        return res;
+    }
+
     wp<NotificationListener> weakThis(this);
     res = mDevice->setNotifyCallback(weakThis);
     if (res != OK) {