diff --git a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineManager.java b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineManager.java
index 8c0c20e..4a9e943 100644
--- a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineManager.java
+++ b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineManager.java
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@
 import com.android.internal.annotations.GuardedBy;
 import com.android.system.virtualmachine.flags.Flags;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -357,6 +359,30 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    private static final String JSON_SUFFIX = ".json";
+    private static final List<String> SUPPORTED_OS_LIST_FROM_CFG =
+            extractSupportedOSListFromConfig();
+
+    private boolean isVendorModuleEnabled() {
+        return VirtualizationService.nativeIsVendorModulesFlagEnabled();
+    }
+
+    private static List<String> extractSupportedOSListFromConfig() {
+        List<String> supportedOsList = new ArrayList<>();
+        File directory = new File("/apex/com.android.virt/etc");
+        File[] files = directory.listFiles();
+        if (files != null) {
+            for (File file : files) {
+                String fileName = file.getName();
+                if (fileName.endsWith(JSON_SUFFIX)) {
+                    supportedOsList.add(
+                            fileName.substring(0, fileName.length() - JSON_SUFFIX.length()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return supportedOsList;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a list of supported OS names.
      *
@@ -366,13 +392,10 @@
     @FlaggedApi(Flags.FLAG_AVF_V_TEST_APIS)
     @NonNull
     public List<String> getSupportedOSList() throws VirtualMachineException {
-        synchronized (sCreateLock) {
-            VirtualizationService service = VirtualizationService.getInstance();
-            try {
-                return Arrays.asList(service.getBinder().getSupportedOSList());
-            } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                throw e.rethrowAsRuntimeException();
-            }
+        if (isVendorModuleEnabled()) {
+            return SUPPORTED_OS_LIST_FROM_CFG;
+        } else {
+            return Arrays.asList("microdroid");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualizationService.java b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualizationService.java
index 57990a9..9063fa6 100644
--- a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualizationService.java
+++ b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualizationService.java
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
     private native boolean nativeIsOk(int clientFd);
 
     /*
+     * Retrieve boolean value whether RELEASE_AVF_ENABLE_VENDOR_MODULES build flag is enabled or
+     * not.
+     */
+    static native boolean nativeIsVendorModulesFlagEnabled();
+
+    /*
      * Spawns a new virtmgr subprocess that will host a VirtualizationService
      * AIDL service.
      */
@@ -63,7 +69,9 @@
 
         IBinder binder = nativeConnect(mClientFd.getFd());
         if (binder == null) {
-            throw new VirtualMachineException("Could not connect to Virtualization Manager");
+            throw new SecurityException(
+                    "Could not connect to Virtualization Manager. Please consider checking"
+                            + " android.permission.MANAGE_VIRTUAL_MACHINE permission");
         }
         mBinder = IVirtualizationService.Stub.asInterface(binder);
     }
diff --git a/java/jni/Android.bp b/java/jni/Android.bp
index 74a1766..4a569d4 100644
--- a/java/jni/Android.bp
+++ b/java/jni/Android.bp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "liblog",
         "libnativehelper",
     ],
+    static_libs: ["libavf_cc_flags"],
 }
 
 cc_library_shared {
diff --git a/java/jni/android_system_virtualmachine_VirtualizationService.cpp b/java/jni/android_system_virtualmachine_VirtualizationService.cpp
index fbd1fd5..4f02112 100644
--- a/java/jni/android_system_virtualmachine_VirtualizationService.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/android_system_virtualmachine_VirtualizationService.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "VirtualizationService"
 
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
+#include <android/avf_cc_flags.h>
 #include <android/binder_ibinder_jni.h>
 #include <jni.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
@@ -101,3 +102,9 @@
     }
     return pfds[0].revents == 0;
 }
+
+extern "C" JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
+Java_android_system_virtualmachine_VirtualizationService_nativeIsVendorModulesFlagEnabled(
+        [[maybe_unused]] JNIEnv* env, [[maybe_unused]] jobject obj) {
+    return android::virtualization::IsVendorModulesFlagEnabled();
+}