diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Device.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Device.cpp
index ab3f5af..285c515 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Device.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Device.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getCapabilities(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@
 
 nn::GeneralResult<void> Device::wait() const {
     const auto ret = kDevice->ping();
-    return hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret);
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
+    return {};
 }
 
 nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<bool>> Device::getSupportedOperations(const nn::Model& model) const {
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->getSupportedOperations(hidlModel, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@
     const auto scoped = kDeathHandler.protectCallback(cb.get());
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->prepareModel(hidlModel, cb);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "prepareModel failed with " << toString(status);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
index 80f885a..46dd3f8 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
     const auto scoped = kDeathHandler.protectCallback(cb.get());
 
     const auto ret = kPreparedModel->execute(hidlRequest, cb);
-    const auto status =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret)));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "execute failed with " << toString(status);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Device.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Device.cpp
index e45b17e..f73d3f8 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Device.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Device.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getCapabilities_1_1(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@
 
 nn::GeneralResult<void> Device::wait() const {
     const auto ret = kDevice->ping();
-    return hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret);
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
+    return {};
 }
 
 nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<bool>> Device::getSupportedOperations(const nn::Model& model) const {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->getSupportedOperations_1_1(hidlModel, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@
     const auto scoped = kDeathHandler.protectCallback(cb.get());
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->prepareModel_1_1(hidlModel, hidlPreference, cb);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "prepareModel failed with " << toString(status);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Device.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Device.cpp
index 967a252..0061065 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Device.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Device.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getCapabilities_1_2(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getVersionString(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getType(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getSupportedExtensions(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getNumberOfCacheFilesNeeded(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@
 
 nn::GeneralResult<void> Device::wait() const {
     const auto ret = kDevice->ping();
-    return hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret);
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
+    return {};
 }
 
 nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<bool>> Device::getSupportedOperations(const nn::Model& model) const {
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->getSupportedOperations_1_2(hidlModel, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->prepareModel_1_2(hidlModel, hidlPreference, hidlModelCache,
                                                hidlDataCache, hidlToken, cb);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "prepareModel_1_2 failed with " << toString(status);
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@
     const auto scoped = kDeathHandler.protectCallback(cb.get());
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->prepareModelFromCache(hidlModelCache, hidlDataCache, hidlToken, cb);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "prepareModelFromCache failed with " << toString(status);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
index b5a3389..dad9a7e 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = kPreparedModel->executeSynchronously(request, measure, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret)));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@
     const auto scoped = kDeathHandler.protectCallback(cb.get());
 
     const auto ret = kPreparedModel->execute_1_2(request, measure, cb);
-    const auto status =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret)));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "execute failed with " << toString(status);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Buffer.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Buffer.cpp
index a880031..ffdeccd 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     const auto hidlDst = NN_TRY(convert(dst));
 
     const auto ret = kBuffer->copyTo(hidlDst);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "IBuffer::copyTo failed with " << toString(status);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     const auto hidlDimensions = hidl_vec<uint32_t>(dimensions);
 
     const auto ret = kBuffer->copyFrom(hidlSrc, hidlDimensions);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "IBuffer::copyFrom failed with " << toString(status);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Device.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Device.cpp
index 7a7e251..82837ba 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Device.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Device.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = device->getCapabilities_1_3(cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@
 
 nn::GeneralResult<void> Device::wait() const {
     const auto ret = kDevice->ping();
-    return hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret);
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
+    return {};
 }
 
 nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<bool>> Device::getSupportedOperations(const nn::Model& model) const {
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@
     };
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->getSupportedOperations_1_3(hidlModel, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@
     const auto ret =
             kDevice->prepareModel_1_3(hidlModel, hidlPreference, hidlPriority, hidlDeadline,
                                       hidlModelCache, hidlDataCache, hidlToken, cb);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "prepareModel_1_3 failed with " << toString(status);
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@
 
     const auto ret = kDevice->prepareModelFromCache_1_3(hidlDeadline, hidlModelCache, hidlDataCache,
                                                         hidlToken, cb);
-    const auto status = NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "prepareModelFromCache_1_3 failed with " << toString(status);
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@
 
     const auto ret =
             kDevice->allocate(hidlDesc, hidlPreparedModels, hidlInputRoles, hidlOutputRoles, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
index 5d82110..49b9b0b 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/PreparedModel.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         };
 
         const auto ret = callback->getExecutionInfo(cb);
-        NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+        HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
         return result;
     };
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
     const auto ret = kPreparedModel->executeSynchronously_1_3(request, measure, deadline,
                                                               loopTimeoutDuration, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret)));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@
 
     const auto ret =
             kPreparedModel->execute_1_3(request, measure, deadline, loopTimeoutDuration, cb);
-    const auto status =
-            NN_TRY(hal::utils::makeExecutionFailure(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret)));
+    const auto status = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (status != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
         const auto canonical = nn::convert(status).value_or(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE);
         return NN_ERROR(canonical) << "executeAsynchronously failed with " << toString(status);
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@
     const auto ret = kPreparedModel->executeFenced(hidlRequest, hidlWaitFor, hidlMeasure,
                                                    hidlDeadline, hidlLoopTimeoutDuration,
                                                    hidlTimeoutDurationAfterFence, cb);
-    NN_TRY(hal::utils::handleTransportError(ret));
+    HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     auto [syncFence, callback] = NN_TRY(std::move(result));
 
     // If executeFenced required the request memory to be moved into shared memory, block here until
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/HandleError.h b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/HandleError.h
index e4046b5..78b2a12 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/HandleError.h
+++ b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/HandleError.h
@@ -19,65 +19,46 @@
 #include <nnapi/Result.h>
 #include <nnapi/Types.h>
 
+#include <type_traits>
+
 namespace android::hardware::neuralnetworks::utils {
 
 template <typename Type>
 nn::GeneralResult<Type> handleTransportError(const hardware::Return<Type>& ret) {
     if (ret.isDeadObject()) {
-        return NN_ERROR(nn::ErrorStatus::DEAD_OBJECT)
+        return nn::error(nn::ErrorStatus::DEAD_OBJECT)
                << "Return<>::isDeadObject returned true: " << ret.description();
     }
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
-        return NN_ERROR(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE)
+        return nn::error(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE)
                << "Return<>::isOk returned false: " << ret.description();
     }
-    return ret;
+    if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<Type, void>) {
+        return static_cast<Type>(ret);
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
 }
 
-template <>
-inline nn::GeneralResult<void> handleTransportError(const hardware::Return<void>& ret) {
-    if (ret.isDeadObject()) {
-        return NN_ERROR(nn::ErrorStatus::DEAD_OBJECT)
-               << "Return<>::isDeadObject returned true: " << ret.description();
-    }
-    if (!ret.isOk()) {
-        return NN_ERROR(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE)
-               << "Return<>::isOk returned false: " << ret.description();
-    }
-    return {};
-}
+#define HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret)                                                        \
+    ({                                                                                       \
+        auto result = ::android::hardware::neuralnetworks::utils::handleTransportError(ret); \
+        if (!result.has_value()) {                                                           \
+            return NN_ERROR(result.error().code) << result.error().message;                  \
+        }                                                                                    \
+        std::move(result).value();                                                           \
+    })
 
 template <typename Type>
 nn::GeneralResult<Type> makeGeneralFailure(nn::Result<Type> result, nn::ErrorStatus status) {
     if (!result.has_value()) {
         return nn::error(status) << std::move(result).error();
     }
-    return std::move(result).value();
-}
-
-template <>
-inline nn::GeneralResult<void> makeGeneralFailure(nn::Result<void> result, nn::ErrorStatus status) {
-    if (!result.has_value()) {
-        return nn::error(status) << std::move(result).error();
+    if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<Type, void>) {
+        return std::move(result).value();
+    } else {
+        return {};
     }
-    return {};
-}
-
-template <typename Type>
-nn::ExecutionResult<Type> makeExecutionFailure(nn::Result<Type> result, nn::ErrorStatus status) {
-    if (!result.has_value()) {
-        return nn::error(status) << std::move(result).error();
-    }
-    return std::move(result).value();
-}
-
-template <>
-inline nn::ExecutionResult<void> makeExecutionFailure(nn::Result<void> result,
-                                                      nn::ErrorStatus status) {
-    if (!result.has_value()) {
-        return nn::error(status) << std::move(result).error();
-    }
-    return {};
 }
 
 template <typename Type>
@@ -86,16 +67,16 @@
         const auto [message, status] = std::move(result).error();
         return nn::error(status) << message;
     }
-    return std::move(result).value();
+    if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<Type, void>) {
+        return std::move(result).value();
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
 }
 
-template <>
-inline nn::ExecutionResult<void> makeExecutionFailure(nn::GeneralResult<void> result) {
-    if (!result.has_value()) {
-        const auto [message, status] = std::move(result).error();
-        return nn::error(status) << message;
-    }
-    return {};
+template <typename Type>
+nn::ExecutionResult<Type> makeExecutionFailure(nn::Result<Type> result, nn::ErrorStatus status) {
+    return makeExecutionFailure(makeGeneralFailure(result, status));
 }
 
 }  // namespace android::hardware::neuralnetworks::utils
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/ProtectCallback.cpp b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/ProtectCallback.cpp
index 1d9a307..abe4cb6 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/ProtectCallback.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/ProtectCallback.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     auto deathRecipient = sp<DeathRecipient>::make();
 
     const auto ret = object->linkToDeath(deathRecipient, /*cookie=*/0);
-    const bool success = NN_TRY(handleTransportError(ret));
+    const bool success = HANDLE_TRANSPORT_FAILURE(ret);
     if (!success) {
         return NN_ERROR(nn::ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE) << "IBase::linkToDeath returned false";
     }