diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp
index edffa22..a2013ec 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/CompilationCachingTests.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@
     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_1_3, even when caching is not supported.
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
index 0a95695..6d30d85 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
@@ -926,6 +926,8 @@
 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/1.3/vts/functional/MemoryDomainTests.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/MemoryDomainTests.cpp
index 5facc5e..e2fa6e4 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/MemoryDomainTests.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/MemoryDomainTests.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@
     void SetUp() override {
         testing::Test::SetUp();
         ASSERT_NE(kDevice, nullptr);
+        const bool deviceIsResponsive = kDevice->ping().isOk();
+        ASSERT_TRUE(deviceIsResponsive);
     }
 
     sp<IPreparedModel> createConvPreparedModel(const TestOperand& testOperand,
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
index df1e453..eb8cb4b 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
 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) {