diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
index 9f0f30dd0f..0a645fc257 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ void FrontendTests::verifyFrontendStatusExt1_1(vector<FrontendStatusTypeExt1_1>
                 break;
             }
             case FrontendStatusTypeExt1_1::UEC: {
-                ASSERT_TRUE(realStatuses[i].uec() == expectStatuses[i].uec());
+                ASSERT_TRUE(realStatuses[i].uec() >= 0 );
                 break;
             }
             case FrontendStatusTypeExt1_1::T2_SYSTEM_ID: {
diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TestConfigurations.h b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TestConfigurations.h
index 669fa1135d..dcdc673ce9 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TestConfigurations.h
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/VtsHalTvTunerV1_1TestConfigurations.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ inline void initFrontendConfig() {
     types.push_back(FrontendStatusTypeExt1_1::IS_MISO);
     vector<FrontendStatusExt1_1> statuses;
     FrontendStatusExt1_1 status;
-    status.uec(4);
+    status.uec(0);
     statuses.push_back(status);
     status.isMiso(true);
     statuses.push_back(status);