diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/StreamUsb.h b/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/StreamUsb.h
index f1815ddbf5..36e64cbcdb 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/StreamUsb.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/include/core-impl/StreamUsb.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class DriverUsb : public DriverInterface {
     std::vector<::aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioDeviceAddress> mConnectedDevices
             GUARDED_BY(mLock);
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<alsa_device_proxy>> mAlsaDeviceProxies GUARDED_BY(mLock);
-    bool mIsStandby = false;
+    bool mIsStandby = true;
 };
 
 class StreamInUsb final : public StreamIn {
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/usb/StreamUsb.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/usb/StreamUsb.cpp
index fbfe0f11de..5d1d7febc8 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/usb/StreamUsb.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/usb/StreamUsb.cpp
@@ -107,10 +107,13 @@ DriverUsb::DriverUsb(const StreamContext& context, bool isInput)
 ::android::status_t DriverUsb::transfer(void* buffer, size_t frameCount, size_t* actualFrameCount,
                                         int32_t* latencyMs) {
     if (!mConfig.has_value() || mConnectedDevices.empty()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": failed, has config: " << mConfig.has_value()
+                   << ", has connected devices: " << mConnectedDevices.empty();
         return ::android::NO_INIT;
     }
     if (mIsStandby) {
         if (::android::status_t status = exitStandby(); status != ::android::OK) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": failed to exit standby, status=" << status;
             return status;
         }
     }
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ DriverUsb::DriverUsb(const StreamContext& context, bool isInput)
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<alsa_device_proxy>> alsaDeviceProxies;
     for (const auto& device : connectedDevices) {
         alsa_device_profile profile;
+        profile_init(&profile, mIsInput ? PCM_IN : PCM_OUT);
         profile.card = device.get<AudioDeviceAddress::alsa>()[0];
         profile.device = device.get<AudioDeviceAddress::alsa>()[1];
         if (!profile_read_device_info(&profile)) {
@@ -174,6 +178,11 @@ DriverUsb::DriverUsb(const StreamContext& context, bool isInput)
                        << " error=" << err;
             return ::android::UNKNOWN_ERROR;
         }
+        if (int err = proxy_open(proxy.get()); err != 0) {
+            LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": failed to open device, address=" << device.toString()
+                       << " error=" << err;
+            return ::android::UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+        }
         alsaDeviceProxies.push_back(std::move(proxy));
     }
     {