diff --git a/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp b/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
index aebcf67..ea24ea4 100644
--- a/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
+++ b/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@
   protected:
     void SetUp() override {
         CertificateRequestTestBase::SetUp();
+        ASSERT_FALSE(HasFatalFailure());
 
         if (rpcHardwareInfo.versionNumber >= VERSION_WITHOUT_TEST_MODE) {
             bytevec keysToSignMac;
@@ -675,6 +676,7 @@
 class CertificateRequestV2Test : public CertificateRequestTestBase {
     void SetUp() override {
         CertificateRequestTestBase::SetUp();
+        ASSERT_FALSE(HasFatalFailure());
 
         if (rpcHardwareInfo.versionNumber < VERSION_WITHOUT_TEST_MODE) {
             GTEST_SKIP() << "This test case only applies to RKP v3 and above. "