diff --git a/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.cpp b/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.cpp
index d4e4b34c6e..940f2adc5b 100644
--- a/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.cpp
+++ b/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ void BluetoothHci::reset() {
   mFdWatcher.WatchFdForNonBlockingReads(mFd,
                                         [this](int) { mH4->OnDataReady(); });
 
-  send(PacketType::COMMAND, reset);
+  ndk::ScopedAStatus result = send(PacketType::COMMAND, reset);
+  if (!result.isOk()) {
+    ALOGE("Error sending reset command");
+  }
   auto status = resetFuture.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
   mFdWatcher.StopWatchingFileDescriptors();
   if (status == std::future_status::ready) {
@@ -303,30 +306,35 @@ ndk::ScopedAStatus BluetoothHci::close() {
 
 ndk::ScopedAStatus BluetoothHci::sendHciCommand(
     const std::vector<uint8_t>& packet) {
-  send(PacketType::COMMAND, packet);
-  return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+  return send(PacketType::COMMAND, packet);
 }
 
 ndk::ScopedAStatus BluetoothHci::sendAclData(
     const std::vector<uint8_t>& packet) {
-  send(PacketType::ACL_DATA, packet);
-  return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+  return send(PacketType::ACL_DATA, packet);
 }
 
 ndk::ScopedAStatus BluetoothHci::sendScoData(
     const std::vector<uint8_t>& packet) {
-  send(PacketType::SCO_DATA, packet);
-  return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+  return send(PacketType::SCO_DATA, packet);
 }
 
 ndk::ScopedAStatus BluetoothHci::sendIsoData(
     const std::vector<uint8_t>& packet) {
-  send(PacketType::ISO_DATA, packet);
+  return send(PacketType::ISO_DATA, packet);
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus BluetoothHci::send(PacketType type,
+    const std::vector<uint8_t>& v) {
+  if (mH4 == nullptr) {
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_ILLEGAL_STATE);
+  }
+  if (v.empty()) {
+    ALOGE("Packet is empty, no data was found to be sent");
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
+  }
+  mH4->Send(type, v);
   return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
-void BluetoothHci::send(PacketType type, const std::vector<uint8_t>& v) {
-  mH4->Send(type, v);
-}
-
 }  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::bluetooth::impl
diff --git a/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.h b/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.h
index 85aafc8197..477cc5c907 100644
--- a/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.h
+++ b/bluetooth/aidl/default/BluetoothHci.h
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ class BluetoothHci : public BnBluetoothHci {
   ::android::hardware::bluetooth::async::AsyncFdWatcher mFdWatcher;
 
   int getFdFromDevPath();
-  void send(::android::hardware::bluetooth::hci::PacketType type,
-            const std::vector<uint8_t>& packet);
+  [[nodiscard]] ndk::ScopedAStatus send(
+      ::android::hardware::bluetooth::hci::PacketType type,
+      const std::vector<uint8_t>& packet);
   std::unique_ptr<NetBluetoothMgmt> management_{};
 
   // Send a reset command and discard all packets until a reset is received.