diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
index 7135ed3..3800ce8 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@
     LOCAL_SRC_FILES += \
         SurfaceFlinger.cpp \
         DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+    ifeq ($(TARGET_USES_HWC2ON1ADAPTER), true)
+        LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBYPASS_IHWC
+    endif
 else
+    LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DBYPASS_IHWC
     LOCAL_SRC_FILES += \
         SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp \
         DisplayHardware/HWComposer_hwc1.cpp
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
index c79caf4..31af8a1 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@
     auto error = static_cast<Error>(intError);
 
     if (error != Error::None) {
+        ALOGE("Unable to get active config for mId:[%" PRIu64 "]", mId);
+        *outConfig = nullptr;
         return error;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
index 1145ba1..1c709b2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_SF_HWC2_H
 #define ANDROID_SF_HWC2_H
 
-#ifndef USE_HWC2
-#define BYPASS_IHWC
-#endif
-
 #define HWC2_INCLUDE_STRINGIFICATION
 #define HWC2_USE_CPP11
 #include <hardware/hwcomposer2.h>
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2On1Adapter.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2On1Adapter.cpp
index b699b2c..1107c99 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2On1Adapter.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2On1Adapter.cpp
@@ -1841,29 +1841,39 @@
 
     auto activeConfig = mDevice.mHwc1Device->getActiveConfig(
             mDevice.mHwc1Device, mHwc1Id);
-    if (activeConfig >= 0) {
-        for (const auto& config : mConfigs) {
-            if (config->hasHwc1Id(activeConfig)) {
-                ALOGV("Setting active config to %d for HWC1 config %u",
-                        config->getId(), activeConfig);
-                mActiveConfig = config;
-                if (config->getColorModeForHwc1Id(activeConfig, &mActiveColorMode) != Error::None) {
-                    // This should never happen since we checked for the config's presence before
-                    // setting it as active.
-                    ALOGE("Unable to find color mode for active HWC1 config %d",
-                            config->getId());
-                    mActiveColorMode = HAL_COLOR_MODE_NATIVE;
-                }
-                break;
+
+    // Some devices startup without an activeConfig:
+    // We need to set one ourselves.
+    if (activeConfig == HWC_ERROR) {
+        ALOGV("There is no active configuration: Picking the first one: 0.");
+        const int defaultIndex = 0;
+        mDevice.mHwc1Device->setActiveConfig(mDevice.mHwc1Device, mHwc1Id, defaultIndex);
+        activeConfig = defaultIndex;
+    }
+
+    for (const auto& config : mConfigs) {
+        if (config->hasHwc1Id(activeConfig)) {
+            ALOGE("Setting active config to %d for HWC1 config %u", config->getId(), activeConfig);
+            mActiveConfig = config;
+            if (config->getColorModeForHwc1Id(activeConfig, &mActiveColorMode) != Error::None) {
+                // This should never happen since we checked for the config's presence before
+                // setting it as active.
+                ALOGE("Unable to find color mode for active HWC1 config %d", config->getId());
+                mActiveColorMode = HAL_COLOR_MODE_NATIVE;
             }
-        }
-        if (!mActiveConfig) {
-            ALOGV("Unable to find active HWC1 config %u, defaulting to "
-                    "config 0", activeConfig);
-            mActiveConfig = mConfigs[0];
-            mActiveColorMode = HAL_COLOR_MODE_NATIVE;
+            break;
         }
     }
+    if (!mActiveConfig) {
+        ALOGV("Unable to find active HWC1 config %u, defaulting to "
+                "config 0", activeConfig);
+        mActiveConfig = mConfigs[0];
+        mActiveColorMode = HAL_COLOR_MODE_NATIVE;
+    }
+
+
+
+
 }
 
 void HWC2On1Adapter::Display::reallocateHwc1Contents()
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index bb2e45a..82a900c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -346,14 +346,14 @@
 std::shared_ptr<const HWC2::Display::Config>
         HWComposer::getActiveConfig(int32_t displayId) const {
     if (!isValidDisplay(displayId)) {
-        ALOGE("getActiveConfigs: Attempted to access invalid display %d",
+        ALOGV("getActiveConfigs: Attempted to access invalid display %d",
                 displayId);
         return nullptr;
     }
     std::shared_ptr<const HWC2::Display::Config> config;
     auto error = mDisplayData[displayId].hwcDisplay->getActiveConfig(&config);
     if (error == HWC2::Error::BadConfig) {
-        ALOGV("getActiveConfig: No config active, returning null");
+        ALOGE("getActiveConfig: No config active, returning null");
         return nullptr;
     } else if (error != HWC2::Error::None) {
         ALOGE("getActiveConfig failed for display %d: %s (%d)", displayId,