diff --git a/libhidlmemory/mapping.cpp b/libhidlmemory/mapping.cpp
index 3761f99..f4bb21e 100644
--- a/libhidlmemory/mapping.cpp
+++ b/libhidlmemory/mapping.cpp
@@ -33,17 +33,20 @@
     sp<IMapper> mapper = IMapper::getService(memory.name(), true /* getStub */);
 
     if (mapper == nullptr) {
-        LOG(FATAL) << "Could not fetch mapper for " << memory.name() << " shared memory";
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Could not fetch mapper for " << memory.name() << " shared memory";
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     if (mapper->isRemote()) {
-        LOG(FATAL) << "IMapper must be a passthrough service.";
+        LOG(ERROR) << "IMapper must be a passthrough service.";
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     Return<sp<IMemory>> ret = mapper->mapMemory(memory);
 
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
-        LOG(FATAL) << "hidl_memory map returned transport error.";
+        LOG(ERROR) << "hidl_memory map returned transport error.";
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     return ret;