diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/Android.bp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/Android.bp
index 7886910..31a1a81 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@
     header_libs: [
         "libneuralnetworks_headers",
     ],
-    test_suites: ["general-tests"],
+    test_suites: ["general-tests", "vts-core"],
 }
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/BasicTests.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/BasicTests.cpp
index 8e82c53..58d3c4a 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/BasicTests.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/BasicTests.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
 }
 
+// device name test
+TEST_P(NeuralnetworksHidlTest, GetDeviceNameTest) {
+    const std::string deviceName = getName(GetParam());
+    auto pos = deviceName.find('-');
+    EXPECT_NE(pos, std::string::npos);
+    // The separator should not be the first or last character.
+    EXPECT_NE(pos, 0);
+    EXPECT_NE(pos, deviceName.length() - 1);
+    // There should only be 1 separator.
+    EXPECT_EQ(std::string::npos, deviceName.find('-', pos + 1));
+}
+
 // device supported extensions test
 TEST_P(NeuralnetworksHidlTest, GetDeviceSupportedExtensionsTest) {
     Return<void> ret = kDevice->getSupportedExtensions(
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
index 2fd9b64..a29d158 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
@@ -142,16 +142,14 @@
     // dispatch
     {
         SCOPED_TRACE(message + " [executeFenced]");
-        Return<void> ret = preparedModel->executeFenced(
-                request, {}, MeasureTiming::NO, {}, {},
-                [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
-                   const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
-                    if (error != ErrorStatus::DEVICE_UNAVAILABLE) {
-                        ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
-                    }
-                    ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
-                    ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
-                });
+        Return<void> ret =
+                preparedModel->executeFenced(request, {}, MeasureTiming::NO, deadline, {},
+                                             [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
+                                                const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
+                                                 ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
+                                                 ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
+                                                 ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
+                                             });
         ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
     }
 }
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
index 896ace6..9a87569 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
@@ -140,10 +140,7 @@
             request, {hidl_handle(nullptr)}, V1_2::MeasureTiming::NO, {}, {},
             [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
                const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
-                // TODO: fix this once sample driver impl is merged.
-                if (error != ErrorStatus::DEVICE_UNAVAILABLE) {
-                    ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
-                }
+                ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
                 ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
                 ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
             });