diff --git a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_test.cpp b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_test.cpp
index b957c6e5b3..158cd6e56c 100644
--- a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ void RadioHidlTest::SetUp() {
     EXPECT_EQ(RadioResponseType::SOLICITED, radioRsp->rspInfo.type);
     EXPECT_EQ(serial, radioRsp->rspInfo.serial);
     EXPECT_EQ(RadioError::NONE, radioRsp->rspInfo.error);
+
+    /* Vts Testing with Sim Absent only. This needs to be removed later in P when sim present
+     * scenarios will be tested. */
+    EXPECT_EQ(CardState::ABSENT, cardStatus.cardState);
 }
 
 void RadioHidlTest::TearDown() {}