diff --git a/android/hal-ipc.c b/android/hal-ipc.c
index ee3a04c..abb3b4b 100644
--- a/android/hal-ipc.c
+++ b/android/hal-ipc.c
@@ -62,41 +62,39 @@ void hal_ipc_unregister(uint8_t service)
 	services[service].size = 0;
 }
 
-static void handle_msg(void *buf, ssize_t len)
+static bool handle_msg(void *buf, ssize_t len)
 {
 	struct ipc_hdr *msg = buf;
 	const struct hal_ipc_handler *handler;
 	uint8_t opcode;
 
 	if (len < (ssize_t) sizeof(*msg)) {
-		error("IPC: message too small (%zd bytes), aborting", len);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		error("IPC: message too small (%zd bytes)", len);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (len != (ssize_t) (sizeof(*msg) + msg->len)) {
-		error("IPC: message malformed (%zd bytes), aborting", len);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		error("IPC: message malformed (%zd bytes)", len);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/* if service is valid */
 	if (msg->service_id > HAL_SERVICE_ID_MAX) {
-		error("IPC: unknown service (0x%x), aborting",
-							msg->service_id);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		error("IPC: unknown service (0x%x)", msg->service_id);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/* if service is registered */
 	if (!services[msg->service_id].handler) {
-		error("IPC: unregistered service (0x%x), aborting",
-							msg->service_id);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		error("IPC: unregistered service (0x%x)", msg->service_id);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/* if opcode fit valid range */
 	if (msg->opcode < HAL_MINIMUM_EVENT) {
-		error("IPC: invalid opcode for service 0x%x (0x%x), aborting",
+		error("IPC: invalid opcode for service 0x%x (0x%x)",
 						msg->service_id, msg->opcode);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -107,9 +105,9 @@ static void handle_msg(void *buf, ssize_t len)
 
 	/* if opcode is valid */
 	if (opcode >= services[msg->service_id].size) {
-		error("IPC: invalid opcode for service 0x%x (0x%x), aborting",
+		error("IPC: invalid opcode for service 0x%x (0x%x)",
 						msg->service_id, msg->opcode);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	handler = &services[msg->service_id].handler[opcode];
@@ -118,12 +116,14 @@ static void handle_msg(void *buf, ssize_t len)
 	if ((handler->var_len && handler->data_len > msg->len) ||
 			(!handler->var_len && handler->data_len != msg->len)) {
 		error("IPC: message size invalid for service 0x%x opcode 0x%x "
-				"(%u bytes), aborting",
+				"(%u bytes)",
 				msg->service_id, msg->opcode, msg->len);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	handler->handler(msg->payload, msg->len);
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 static void *notification_handler(void *data)
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ static void *notification_handler(void *data)
 			}
 		}
 
-		handle_msg(buf, ret);
+		if (!handle_msg(buf, ret))
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
 	close(notif_sk);