diff --git a/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.cpp b/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.cpp
index 31b4739..ae275ae 100644
--- a/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.cpp
+++ b/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.cpp
@@ -738,8 +738,14 @@
 // Methods from ::android::hardware::camera::device::V3_2::ICameraDeviceSession follow.
 Return<void> CameraDeviceSession::constructDefaultRequestSettings(
         RequestTemplate type, ICameraDeviceSession::constructDefaultRequestSettings_cb _hidl_cb)  {
-    Status status = initStatus();
     CameraMetadata outMetadata;
+    Status status = constructDefaultRequestSettingsRaw( (int) type, &outMetadata);
+    _hidl_cb(status, outMetadata);
+    return Void();
+}
+
+Status CameraDeviceSession::constructDefaultRequestSettingsRaw(int type, CameraMetadata *outMetadata) {
+    Status status = initStatus();
     const camera_metadata_t *rawRequest;
     if (status == Status::OK) {
         ATRACE_BEGIN("camera3->construct_default_request_settings");
@@ -761,15 +767,14 @@
                         defaultBoost, 1);
                 const camera_metadata_t *metaBuffer =
                         mOverridenRequest.getAndLock();
-                convertToHidl(metaBuffer, &outMetadata);
+                convertToHidl(metaBuffer, outMetadata);
                 mOverridenRequest.unlock(metaBuffer);
             } else {
-                convertToHidl(rawRequest, &outMetadata);
+                convertToHidl(rawRequest, outMetadata);
             }
         }
     }
-    _hidl_cb(status, outMetadata);
-    return Void();
+    return status;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.h b/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.h
index 0048ef4..dd73b39 100644
--- a/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.h
+++ b/camera/device/3.2/default/CameraDeviceSession.h
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@
     Return<Status> flush();
     Return<void> close();
 
-    //Helper methods
+    // Helper methods
+    Status constructDefaultRequestSettingsRaw(int type, CameraMetadata *outMetadata);
+
     bool preProcessConfigurationLocked(const StreamConfiguration& requestedConfiguration,
             camera3_stream_configuration_t *stream_list /*out*/,
             hidl_vec<camera3_stream_t*> *streams /*out*/);