diff --git a/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp b/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp
index 2745607..97f8307 100644
--- a/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp
+++ b/audio/2.0/default/StreamIn.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <android/log.h>
 #include <hardware/audio.h>
+#include <memory>
 #include <utils/Trace.h>
 
 #include "StreamIn.h"
@@ -52,7 +53,11 @@
               mDataMQ(dataMQ),
               mStatusMQ(statusMQ),
               mEfGroup(efGroup),
-              mBuffer(new uint8_t[dataMQ->getQuantumCount()]) {
+              mBuffer(nullptr) {
+    }
+    bool init() {
+        mBuffer.reset(new(std::nothrow) uint8_t[mDataMQ->getQuantumCount()]);
+        return mBuffer != nullptr;
     }
     virtual ~ReadThread() {}
 
@@ -328,13 +333,18 @@
     }
 
     // Create and launch the thread.
-    mReadThread = new ReadThread(
+    auto tempReadThread = std::make_unique<ReadThread>(
             &mStopReadThread,
             mStream,
             tempCommandMQ.get(),
             tempDataMQ.get(),
             tempStatusMQ.get(),
             mEfGroup);
+    if (!tempReadThread->init()) {
+        _hidl_cb(Result::INVALID_ARGUMENTS,
+                CommandMQ::Descriptor(), DataMQ::Descriptor(), StatusMQ::Descriptor(), threadInfo);
+        return Void();
+    }
     status = mReadThread->run("reader", PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO);
     if (status != OK) {
         ALOGW("failed to start reader thread: %s", strerror(-status));
@@ -346,6 +356,7 @@
     mCommandMQ = std::move(tempCommandMQ);
     mDataMQ = std::move(tempDataMQ);
     mStatusMQ = std::move(tempStatusMQ);
+    mReadThread = tempReadThread.release();
     threadInfo.pid = getpid();
     threadInfo.tid = mReadThread->getTid();
     _hidl_cb(Result::OK,
diff --git a/audio/2.0/default/StreamOut.cpp b/audio/2.0/default/StreamOut.cpp
index 88045a0..cc16a82 100644
--- a/audio/2.0/default/StreamOut.cpp
+++ b/audio/2.0/default/StreamOut.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 //#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 #define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_AUDIO
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include <android/log.h>
 #include <hardware/audio.h>
 #include <utils/Trace.h>
@@ -50,7 +52,11 @@
               mDataMQ(dataMQ),
               mStatusMQ(statusMQ),
               mEfGroup(efGroup),
-              mBuffer(new uint8_t[dataMQ->getQuantumCount()]) {
+              mBuffer(nullptr) {
+    }
+    bool init() {
+        mBuffer.reset(new(std::nothrow) uint8_t[mDataMQ->getQuantumCount()]);
+        return mBuffer != nullptr;
     }
     virtual ~WriteThread() {}
 
@@ -311,14 +317,19 @@
     }
 
     // Create and launch the thread.
-    mWriteThread = new WriteThread(
+    auto tempWriteThread = std::make_unique<WriteThread>(
             &mStopWriteThread,
             mStream,
             tempCommandMQ.get(),
             tempDataMQ.get(),
             tempStatusMQ.get(),
             mEfGroup);
-    status = mWriteThread->run("writer", PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO);
+    if (!tempWriteThread->init()) {
+        _hidl_cb(Result::INVALID_ARGUMENTS,
+                 CommandMQ::Descriptor(), DataMQ::Descriptor(), StatusMQ::Descriptor(), threadInfo);
+        return Void();
+    }
+    status = tempWriteThread->run("writer", PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO);
     if (status != OK) {
         ALOGW("failed to start writer thread: %s", strerror(-status));
         _hidl_cb(Result::INVALID_ARGUMENTS,
@@ -329,6 +340,7 @@
     mCommandMQ = std::move(tempCommandMQ);
     mDataMQ = std::move(tempDataMQ);
     mStatusMQ = std::move(tempStatusMQ);
+    mWriteThread = tempWriteThread.release();
     threadInfo.pid = getpid();
     threadInfo.tid = mWriteThread->getTid();
     _hidl_cb(Result::OK,