diff --git a/android/gatt.c b/android/gatt.c
index 852c50b..2ddbf29 100644
--- a/android/gatt.c
+++ b/android/gatt.c
@@ -2769,11 +2769,12 @@ static void send_client_read_char_notify(int32_t status, const uint8_t *pdu,
 
 	ev->conn_id = conn_id;
 	ev->status = status;
+	ev->data.status = status;
 
 	element_id_to_hal_srvc_id(s_id, primary, &ev->data.srvc_id);
 	element_id_to_hal_gatt_id(ch_id, &ev->data.char_id);
 
-	if (pdu) {
+	if (status == 0 && pdu) {
 		vlen = dec_read_resp(pdu, len, ev->data.value, sizeof(buf));
 		if (vlen < 0) {
 			error("gatt: Protocol error");