diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
index 158e4f1..59d9593 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -214,9 +214,7 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.startFilter(filterId));
     // tune test
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.tuneFrontend(frontendConf, true /*testWithDemux*/));
-    if (!isPassthroughFilter(filterConf)) {
-        ASSERT_TRUE(filterDataOutputTest());
-    }
+    ASSERT_TRUE(filterDataOutputTest());
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFrontendTests.stopTuneFrontend(true /*testWithDemux*/));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.stopFilter(filterId));
     ASSERT_TRUE(mFilterTests.releaseShareAvHandle(filterId));
@@ -1383,6 +1381,10 @@
     auto live_configs = generateLiveConfigurations();
     for (auto& configuration : live_configs) {
         live = configuration;
+        // shared memory handle is not used by a passthrough filter at all
+        if (isPassthroughFilter(filterMap[live.videoFilterId])) {
+            continue;
+        }
         mediaFilterUsingSharedMemoryTest(filterMap[live.videoFilterId],
                                          frontendMap[live.frontendId]);
     }