diff --git a/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp b/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp
index d6fadc7926c19b..b1c8b02ff2e597 100644
--- a/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/java/AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper.cpp
@@ -216,11 +216,16 @@ AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper * AndroidDeviceControllerWrapper::AllocateNew(
     }
     initParams.opCertStore = &wrapper->mOpCertStore;
 #ifdef JAVA_MATTER_CONTROLLER_TEST
-    opCredsIssuer->Initialize(wrapper->mExampleStorage);
+    err = opCredsIssuer->Initialize(wrapper->mExampleStorage);
 #else
     // TODO: Init IPK Epoch Key in opcreds issuer, so that commissionees get the right IPK
-    opCredsIssuer->Initialize(*wrapper.get(), &wrapper->mAutoCommissioner, wrapper.get()->mJavaObjectRef);
+    err = opCredsIssuer->Initialize(*wrapper.get(), &wrapper->mAutoCommissioner, wrapper.get()->mJavaObjectRef);
 #endif
+    if (err != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
+    {
+        *errInfoOnFailure = err;
+        return nullptr;
+    }
 
     Platform::ScopedMemoryBuffer<uint8_t> noc;
     if (!noc.Alloc(kMaxCHIPDERCertLength))