diff --git a/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp b/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp
index 078068e..36f9cbb 100644
--- a/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp
+++ b/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/MapperVts.cpp
@@ -43,24 +43,25 @@
                       offsetof(IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo, usage),
               "");
 
-Gralloc::Gralloc() : V2_0::vts::Gralloc() {
+Gralloc::Gralloc(bool errOnFailure) : V2_0::vts::Gralloc() {
     if (::testing::Test::HasFatalFailure()) {
         return;
     }
-    init();
+    init(errOnFailure);
 }
 
-Gralloc::Gralloc(const std::string& allocatorServiceName, const std::string& mapperServiceName)
+Gralloc::Gralloc(const std::string& allocatorServiceName, const std::string& mapperServiceName,
+                 bool errOnFailure)
     : V2_0::vts::Gralloc(allocatorServiceName, mapperServiceName) {
     if (::testing::Test::HasFatalFailure()) {
         return;
     }
-    init();
+    init(errOnFailure);
 }
 
-void Gralloc::init() {
+void Gralloc::init(bool errOnFailure) {
     mMapperV2_1 = IMapper::castFrom(V2_0::vts::Gralloc::getMapper());
-    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, mMapperV2_1.get()) << "failed to get mapper 2.1 service";
+    if (errOnFailure) ASSERT_NE(nullptr, mMapperV2_1.get()) << "failed to get mapper 2.1 service";
 }
 
 sp<IMapper> Gralloc::getMapper() const {
diff --git a/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/2.1/MapperVts.h b/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/2.1/MapperVts.h
index 423d4b3..bc683bb 100644
--- a/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/2.1/MapperVts.h
+++ b/graphics/mapper/2.1/utils/vts/include/mapper-vts/2.1/MapperVts.h
@@ -32,25 +32,26 @@
 // A wrapper to IAllocator and IMapper.
 class Gralloc : public V2_0::vts::Gralloc {
    public:
-    Gralloc();
-    Gralloc(const std::string& allocatorServiceName, const std::string& mapperServiceName);
+     Gralloc(bool errOnFailure = true);
+     Gralloc(const std::string& allocatorServiceName, const std::string& mapperServiceName,
+             bool errOnFailure = true);
 
-    sp<IMapper> getMapper() const;
+     sp<IMapper> getMapper() const;
 
-    bool validateBufferSize(const native_handle_t* bufferHandle,
-                            const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo, uint32_t stride);
-    void getTransportSize(const native_handle_t* bufferHandle, uint32_t* outNumFds,
-                          uint32_t* outNumInts);
+     bool validateBufferSize(const native_handle_t* bufferHandle,
+                             const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo, uint32_t stride);
+     void getTransportSize(const native_handle_t* bufferHandle, uint32_t* outNumFds,
+                           uint32_t* outNumInts);
 
-    BufferDescriptor createDescriptor(const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo);
+     BufferDescriptor createDescriptor(const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo);
 
-    const native_handle_t* allocate(const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo,
-                                    bool import = true, uint32_t* outStride = nullptr);
+     const native_handle_t* allocate(const IMapper::BufferDescriptorInfo& descriptorInfo,
+                                     bool import = true, uint32_t* outStride = nullptr);
 
    protected:
-    void init();
+     void init(bool errOnFailure = true);
 
-    sp<IMapper> mMapperV2_1;
+     sp<IMapper> mMapperV2_1;
 };
 
 }  // namespace vts