diff --git a/tests/vcn/Android.bp b/tests/vcn/Android.bp
index 228520e..308889f 100644
--- a/tests/vcn/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/vcn/Android.bp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "platform-test-annotations",
         "services.core",
         "service-connectivity-tiramisu-pre-jarjar",
+        "flag-junit",
     ],
     libs: [
         "android.test.runner",
diff --git a/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/TelephonySubscriptionTrackerTest.java b/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/TelephonySubscriptionTrackerTest.java
index 34f884b..887630b 100644
--- a/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/TelephonySubscriptionTrackerTest.java
+++ b/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/TelephonySubscriptionTrackerTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.reset;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 import android.os.ParcelUuid;
 import android.os.PersistableBundle;
 import android.os.test.TestLooper;
+import android.platform.test.flag.junit.SetFlagsRule;
 import android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionInfo;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionManager;
@@ -71,7 +73,10 @@
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
+import com.android.internal.telephony.flags.Flags;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
@@ -128,6 +133,9 @@
         TEST_SUBID_TO_CARRIER_CONFIG_MAP = Collections.unmodifiableMap(subIdToCarrierConfigMap);
     }
 
+    @Rule public final SetFlagsRule mSetFlagsRule = new SetFlagsRule();
+
+
     @NonNull private final Context mContext;
     @NonNull private final TestLooper mTestLooper;
     @NonNull private final Handler mHandler;
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        mSetFlagsRule.enableFlags(Flags.FLAG_FIX_CRASH_ON_GETTING_CONFIG_WHEN_PHONE_IS_GONE);
         doReturn(2).when(mTelephonyManager).getActiveModemCount();
 
         mCallback = mock(TelephonySubscriptionTrackerCallback.class);
@@ -594,4 +603,14 @@
                 new ArraySet<>(Arrays.asList(TEST_SUBSCRIPTION_ID_1, TEST_SUBSCRIPTION_ID_2)),
                 snapshot.getAllSubIdsInGroup(TEST_PARCEL_UUID));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCarrierConfigChangeWhenPhoneIsGoneShouldNotCrash() throws Exception {
+        doThrow(new IllegalStateException("Carrier config loader is not available."))
+                .when(mCarrierConfigManager)
+                .getConfigForSubId(eq(TEST_SUBSCRIPTION_ID_1), any());
+
+        sendCarrierConfigChange(true /* hasValidSubscription */);
+        mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
+    }
 }