diff --git a/adb/client/adb_client.cpp b/adb/client/adb_client.cpp
index 0ad0465..31c938c 100644
--- a/adb/client/adb_client.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/adb_client.cpp
@@ -416,14 +416,18 @@
     return android::base::StringPrintf("%s:%s", prefix, command);
 }
 
-const FeatureSet& adb_get_feature_set() {
-    static const android::base::NoDestructor<FeatureSet> features([] {
-        std::string result;
-        if (!adb_query(format_host_command("features"), &result, &result)) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "failed to get feature set: %s\n", result.c_str());
-            return FeatureSet{};
-        }
-        return StringToFeatureSet(result);
-    }());
-    return *features;
+const std::optional<FeatureSet>& adb_get_feature_set(std::string* error) {
+    static std::string cached_error [[clang::no_destroy]];
+    static const std::optional<FeatureSet> features
+            [[clang::no_destroy]] ([]() -> std::optional<FeatureSet> {
+                std::string result;
+                if (adb_query(format_host_command("features"), &result, &cached_error)) {
+                    return StringToFeatureSet(result);
+                }
+                return std::nullopt;
+            }());
+    if (!features && error) {
+        *error = cached_error;
+    }
+    return features;
 }
diff --git a/adb/client/adb_client.h b/adb/client/adb_client.h
index bf0be40..27be28f 100644
--- a/adb/client/adb_client.h
+++ b/adb/client/adb_client.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 std::string format_host_command(const char* _Nonnull command);
 
 // Get the feature set of the current preferred transport.
-const FeatureSet& adb_get_feature_set();
+const std::optional<FeatureSet>& adb_get_feature_set(std::string* _Nullable error);
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
 // Get the path of a file containing the path to the server executable, if the socket spec set via
diff --git a/adb/client/adb_install.cpp b/adb/client/adb_install.cpp
index 3810cc8..59c8563 100644
--- a/adb/client/adb_install.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/adb_install.cpp
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@
 }
 
 static bool can_use_feature(const char* feature) {
-    auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set();
-    if (features.empty()) {
+    // We ignore errors here, if the device is missing, we'll notice when we try to push install.
+    auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(nullptr);
+    if (!features) {
         return false;
     }
-    return CanUseFeature(features, feature);
+    return CanUseFeature(*features, feature);
 }
 
 static InstallMode best_install_mode() {
diff --git a/adb/client/commandline.cpp b/adb/client/commandline.cpp
index 6a7493f..29f9dc1 100644
--- a/adb/client/commandline.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/commandline.cpp
@@ -672,16 +672,17 @@
 }
 
 static int adb_shell(int argc, const char** argv) {
-    auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set();
-    if (features.empty()) {
-        return 1;
+    std::string error;
+    auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(&error);
+    if (!features) {
+        error_exit("%s", error.c_str());
     }
 
     enum PtyAllocationMode { kPtyAuto, kPtyNo, kPtyYes, kPtyDefinitely };
 
     // Defaults.
-    char escape_char = '~'; // -e
-    bool use_shell_protocol = CanUseFeature(features, kFeatureShell2); // -x
+    char escape_char = '~';                                                 // -e
+    bool use_shell_protocol = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureShell2);     // -x
     PtyAllocationMode tty = use_shell_protocol ? kPtyAuto : kPtyDefinitely; // -t/-T
 
     // Parse shell-specific command-line options.
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@
     if (!use_shell_protocol) {
         if (shell_type_arg != kShellServiceArgPty) {
             fprintf(stderr, "error: %s only supports allocating a pty\n",
-                    !CanUseFeature(features, kFeatureShell2) ? "device" : "-x");
+                    !CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureShell2) ? "device" : "-x");
             return 1;
         } else {
             // If we're not using the shell protocol, the type argument must be empty.
@@ -777,11 +778,13 @@
 }
 
 static int adb_abb(int argc, const char** argv) {
-    auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set();
-    if (features.empty()) {
+    std::string error;
+    auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(&error);
+    if (!features) {
+        error_exit("%s", error.c_str());
         return 1;
     }
-    if (!CanUseFeature(features, kFeatureAbb)) {
+    if (!CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureAbb)) {
         error_exit("abb is not supported by the device");
     }
 
@@ -1159,9 +1162,9 @@
         // Use shell protocol if it's supported and the caller doesn't explicitly
         // disable it.
         if (!disable_shell_protocol) {
-            auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set();
-            if (!features.empty()) {
-                use_shell_protocol = CanUseFeature(features, kFeatureShell2);
+            auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(nullptr);
+            if (features) {
+                use_shell_protocol = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureShell2);
             } else {
                 // Device was unreachable.
                 attempt_connection = false;
@@ -1810,12 +1813,13 @@
         }
         return adb_connect_command(android::base::StringPrintf("tcpip:%d", port));
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "remount")) {
-        auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set();
-        if (features.empty()) {
-            return 1;
+        std::string error;
+        auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(&error);
+        if (!features) {
+            error_exit("%s", error.c_str());
         }
 
-        if (CanUseFeature(features, kFeatureRemountShell)) {
+        if (CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureRemountShell)) {
             std::vector<const char*> args = {"shell"};
             args.insert(args.cend(), argv, argv + argc);
             return adb_shell_noinput(args.size(), args.data());
@@ -2034,11 +2038,12 @@
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "track-jdwp")) {
         return adb_connect_command("track-jdwp");
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "track-app")) {
-        auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set();
-        if (features.empty()) {
-            return 1;
+        std::string error;
+        auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(&error);
+        if (!features) {
+            error_exit("%s", error.c_str());
         }
-        if (!CanUseFeature(features, kFeatureTrackApp)) {
+        if (!CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureTrackApp)) {
             error_exit("track-app is not supported by the device");
         }
         TrackAppStreamsCallback callback;
@@ -2064,13 +2069,14 @@
         return 0;
     } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "features")) {
         // Only list the features common to both the adb client and the device.
-        auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set();
-        if (features.empty()) {
-            return 1;
+        std::string error;
+        auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(&error);
+        if (!features) {
+            error_exit("%s", error.c_str());
         }
 
-        for (const std::string& name : features) {
-            if (CanUseFeature(features, name)) {
+        for (const std::string& name : *features) {
+            if (CanUseFeature(*features, name)) {
                 printf("%s\n", name.c_str());
             }
         }
diff --git a/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp b/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp
index f2c673a..7185939 100644
--- a/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp
@@ -225,21 +225,22 @@
 
 class SyncConnection {
   public:
-    SyncConnection()
-        : acknowledgement_buffer_(sizeof(sync_status) + SYNC_DATA_MAX),
-          features_(adb_get_feature_set()) {
+    SyncConnection() : acknowledgement_buffer_(sizeof(sync_status) + SYNC_DATA_MAX) {
         acknowledgement_buffer_.resize(0);
         max = SYNC_DATA_MAX; // TODO: decide at runtime.
 
-        if (features_.empty()) {
-            Error("failed to get feature set");
+        std::string error;
+        auto&& features = adb_get_feature_set(&error);
+        if (!features) {
+            Error("failed to get feature set: %s", error.c_str());
         } else {
-            have_stat_v2_ = CanUseFeature(features_, kFeatureStat2);
-            have_ls_v2_ = CanUseFeature(features_, kFeatureLs2);
-            have_sendrecv_v2_ = CanUseFeature(features_, kFeatureSendRecv2);
-            have_sendrecv_v2_brotli_ = CanUseFeature(features_, kFeatureSendRecv2Brotli);
-            have_sendrecv_v2_lz4_ = CanUseFeature(features_, kFeatureSendRecv2LZ4);
-            have_sendrecv_v2_dry_run_send_ = CanUseFeature(features_, kFeatureSendRecv2DryRunSend);
+            features_ = &*features;
+            have_stat_v2_ = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureStat2);
+            have_ls_v2_ = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureLs2);
+            have_sendrecv_v2_ = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureSendRecv2);
+            have_sendrecv_v2_brotli_ = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureSendRecv2Brotli);
+            have_sendrecv_v2_lz4_ = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureSendRecv2LZ4);
+            have_sendrecv_v2_dry_run_send_ = CanUseFeature(*features, kFeatureSendRecv2DryRunSend);
             std::string error;
             fd.reset(adb_connect("sync:", &error));
             if (fd < 0) {
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@
         return compression;
     }
 
-    const FeatureSet& Features() const { return features_; }
+    const FeatureSet& Features() const { return *features_; }
 
     bool IsValid() { return fd >= 0; }
 
@@ -921,7 +922,7 @@
   private:
     std::deque<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> deferred_acknowledgements_;
     Block acknowledgement_buffer_;
-    const FeatureSet& features_;
+    const FeatureSet* features_ = nullptr;
     bool have_stat_v2_;
     bool have_ls_v2_;
     bool have_sendrecv_v2_;