diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/camera2/ndkcamera.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/camera2/ndkcamera.cpp
index 9aa164b2..52903112 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/camera2/ndkcamera.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/camera2/ndkcamera.cpp
@@ -766,7 +766,11 @@ int NdkCamera::open(const std::string& cameraId) {
 	camera_capture_session_state_callbacks.onReady = ::onSessionReady;
 	camera_capture_session_state_callbacks.onClosed = onSessionClosed;
 	status = ACameraDevice_createCaptureSession(camera_device, capture_session_output_container, &camera_capture_session_state_callbacks, &capture_session);
-    AASSERT(status == ACAMERA_OK, "Failed to call ACameraDevice_createCaptureSession, status=%d", status);
+    if (status != ACAMERA_OK)
+    {
+        XYLOG(XYLOG_SEVERITY_ERROR, "Failed to call ACameraDevice_createCaptureSession, status=%d", status);
+        return 1;
+    }
 
 	ACameraCaptureSession_captureCallbacks capture_session_capture_callbacks;
 	capture_session_capture_callbacks.context = this;