diff --git a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
index d882ab2..87c3b4d 100755
--- a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
@@ -3424,6 +3424,9 @@
             Phone phone = getPhone(subId);
             if (phone == null) return false;
             return phone.isImsCapabilityAvailable(capability, regTech);
+        } catch (com.android.ims.ImsException e) {
+            Log.w(LOG_TAG, "IMS isAvailable - service unavailable: " + e.getMessage());
+            return false;
         } finally {
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(token);
         }