diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp
index ede1600..3d783d9 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@
     void SetUp() override {
         testing::Test::SetUp();
         ASSERT_NE(kDevice.get(), nullptr);
+        const bool deviceIsResponsive = kDevice->ping().isOk();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(deviceIsResponsive);
 
         // Create cache directory. The cache directory and a temporary cache file is always created
         // to test the behavior of prepareModelFromCache, even when caching is not supported.
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
index 56f3c0b..9fa139a 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@
 void GeneratedTestBase::SetUp() {
     testing::TestWithParam<GeneratedTestParam>::SetUp();
     ASSERT_NE(kDevice, nullptr);
+    const bool deviceIsResponsive = kDevice->ping().isOk();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(deviceIsResponsive);
 }
 
 std::vector<NamedModel> getNamedModels(const FilterFn& filter) {
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
index a60ec4d..729d584 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 void NeuralnetworksHidlTest::SetUp() {
     testing::TestWithParam<NeuralnetworksHidlTestParam>::SetUp();
     ASSERT_NE(kDevice, nullptr);
+    const bool deviceIsResponsive = kDevice->ping().isOk();
+    ASSERT_TRUE(deviceIsResponsive);
 }
 
 static NamedDevice makeNamedDevice(const std::string& name) {