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 158cd6e56c..c529a1ff5c 100644
--- a/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_test.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.0/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_test.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 void RadioHidlTest::SetUp() {
     radio =
         ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase::getService<IRadio>(hidl_string(RADIO_SERVICE_NAME));
+    if (radio == NULL) {
+        sleep(60);
+        radio = ::testing::VtsHalHidlTargetTestBase::getService<IRadio>(
+            hidl_string(RADIO_SERVICE_NAME));
+    }
     ASSERT_NE(radio, nullptr);
 
     radioRsp = new RadioResponse(*this);