diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4a642a067c..acc524b026
--- a/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ AssertionResult FrontendTests::tuneFrontend(FrontendConfig config, bool testWith
         result &= getDvrTests()->getDvrPlaybackMQDescriptor() == success();
         getDvrTests()->startPlaybackInputThread(mDvrConfig.playbackInputFile,
                                                 mDvrConfig.settings.playback());
+        getDvrTests()->startDvrPlayback();
         if (!result) {
             ALOGW("[vts] Software frontend dvr configure failed.");
             return failure();
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ AssertionResult FrontendTests::stopTuneFrontend(bool testWithDemux) {
     status = mFrontend->stopTune();
     if (mIsSoftwareFe && testWithDemux) {
         getDvrTests()->stopPlaybackThread();
+        getDvrTests()->stopDvrPlayback();
         getDvrTests()->closeDvrPlayback();
     }
     return AssertionResult(status == Result::SUCCESS);
diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
index a595a93732..9f0f30dd0f 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ AssertionResult FrontendTests::tuneFrontend(FrontendConfig1_1 config, bool testW
         result &= getDvrTests()->getDvrPlaybackMQDescriptor() == success();
         getDvrTests()->startPlaybackInputThread(mDvrConfig.playbackInputFile,
                                                 mDvrConfig.settings.playback());
+        getDvrTests()->startDvrPlayback();
         if (!result) {
             ALOGW("[vts] Software frontend dvr configure failed.");
             return failure();
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ AssertionResult FrontendTests::stopTuneFrontend(bool testWithDemux) {
     status = mFrontend->stopTune();
     if (mIsSoftwareFe && testWithDemux) {
         getDvrTests()->stopPlaybackThread();
+        getDvrTests()->stopDvrPlayback();
         getDvrTests()->closeDvrPlayback();
     }
     return AssertionResult(status == Result::SUCCESS);
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
index 12b1f33735..42d20f7997 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ AssertionResult FrontendTests::tuneFrontend(FrontendConfig config, bool testWith
         getDvrTests()->startPlaybackInputThread(
                 mDvrConfig.playbackInputFile,
                 mDvrConfig.settings.get<DvrSettings::Tag::playback>());
+        getDvrTests()->startDvrPlayback();
     }
     mFrontendCallback->tuneTestOnLock(mFrontend, config.settings);
     return AssertionResult(true);
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ AssertionResult FrontendTests::stopTuneFrontend(bool testWithDemux) {
     status = mFrontend->stopTune();
     if (mIsSoftwareFe && testWithDemux) {
         getDvrTests()->stopPlaybackThread();
+        getDvrTests()->stopDvrPlayback();
         getDvrTests()->closeDvrPlayback();
     }
     return AssertionResult(status.isOk());