diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 7a099cfd49..700b050ce7 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.0/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ GeneralResult<Model> unvalidatedConvert(const hal::V1_0::Model& model) {
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(model.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < model.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (model.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ nn::GeneralResult<Model> unvalidatedConvert(const nn::Model& model) {
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 07bf7bc88f..d07f7d00bc 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.1/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ GeneralResult<Model> unvalidatedConvert(const hal::V1_1::Model& model) {
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(model.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < model.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (model.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ nn::GeneralResult<Model> unvalidatedConvert(const nn::Model& model) {
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 7ae483ede2..86a417a352 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.2/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ GeneralResult<Model> unvalidatedConvert(const hal::V1_2::Model& model) {
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(model.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(model.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < model.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (model.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ nn::GeneralResult<Model> unvalidatedConvert(const nn::Model& model) {
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), model.main.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
index 6e74a6239d..320c74c2c6 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/utils/src/Conversions.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ GeneralResult<Model::Subgraph> unvalidatedConvert(const hal::V1_3::Subgraph& sub
 
     // Verify number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(subgraph.operands.size(), operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(subgraph.operands.size(), operations));
     CHECK(subgraph.operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < subgraph.operands.size(); ++i) {
         if (subgraph.operands[i].numberOfConsumers != numberOfConsumers[i]) {
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ nn::GeneralResult<Subgraph> unvalidatedConvert(const nn::Model::Subgraph& subgra
 
     // Update number of consumers.
     const auto numberOfConsumers =
-            hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), subgraph.operations);
+            NN_TRY(hal::utils::countNumberOfConsumers(operands.size(), subgraph.operations));
     CHECK(operands.size() == numberOfConsumers.size());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < operands.size(); ++i) {
         operands[i].numberOfConsumers = numberOfConsumers[i];
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp b/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
index b84d981abd..6d84e1ed7b 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/aidl/vts/functional/ValidateModel.cpp
@@ -1310,8 +1310,10 @@ static void mutateExecutionPriorityTest(const std::shared_ptr<IDevice>& device,
 ////////////////////////// ENTRY POINT //////////////////////////////
 
 void validateModel(const std::shared_ptr<IDevice>& device, const Model& model) {
-    const auto numberOfConsumers = nn::countNumberOfConsumers(
-            model.main.operands.size(), nn::convert(model.main.operations).value());
+    const auto numberOfConsumers =
+            nn::countNumberOfConsumers(model.main.operands.size(),
+                                       nn::convert(model.main.operations).value())
+                    .value();
     mutateExecutionOrderTest(device, model, numberOfConsumers);
     mutateOperandTypeTest(device, model);
     mutateOperandRankTest(device, model);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h
index 547f203d6d..2f6112a4c9 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h
+++ b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/include/nnapi/hal/CommonUtils.h
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ nn::GeneralResult<std::reference_wrapper<const nn::Request>> flushDataFromPointe
 nn::GeneralResult<void> unflushDataFromSharedToPointer(
         const nn::Request& request, const std::optional<nn::Request>& maybeRequestInShared);
 
-std::vector<uint32_t> countNumberOfConsumers(size_t numberOfOperands,
-                                             const std::vector<nn::Operation>& operations);
+nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<uint32_t>> countNumberOfConsumers(
+        size_t numberOfOperands, const std::vector<nn::Operation>& operations);
 
 nn::GeneralResult<hidl_memory> createHidlMemoryFromSharedMemory(const nn::SharedMemory& memory);
 nn::GeneralResult<nn::SharedMemory> createSharedMemoryFromHidlMemory(const hidl_memory& memory);
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp
index 7a5035f6fc..924ecb2d1b 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/utils/common/src/CommonUtils.cpp
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ nn::GeneralResult<void> unflushDataFromSharedToPointer(
     return {};
 }
 
-std::vector<uint32_t> countNumberOfConsumers(size_t numberOfOperands,
-                                             const std::vector<nn::Operation>& operations) {
-    return nn::countNumberOfConsumers(numberOfOperands, operations);
+nn::GeneralResult<std::vector<uint32_t>> countNumberOfConsumers(
+        size_t numberOfOperands, const std::vector<nn::Operation>& operations) {
+    return makeGeneralFailure(nn::countNumberOfConsumers(numberOfOperands, operations));
 }
 
 nn::GeneralResult<hidl_memory> createHidlMemoryFromSharedMemory(const nn::SharedMemory& memory) {