diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
index ba66595254..4a642a067c 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.0/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ wait:
     }
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(scanMsgLockedReceived) << "Scan message LOCKED not received before END";
-    EXPECT_TRUE(targetFrequencyReceived) << "frequency not received before LOCKED on blindScan";
+    if (type == FrontendScanType::SCAN_BLIND)
+        EXPECT_TRUE(targetFrequencyReceived) << "frequency not received before LOCKED on blindScan";
     mScanMessageReceived = false;
     mScanMsgProcessed = true;
 }
diff --git a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
index bc57821797..a595a93732 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/1.1/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ wait:
     }
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(scanMsgLockedReceived) << "Scan message LOCKED not received before END";
-    EXPECT_TRUE(targetFrequencyReceived) << "frequency not received before LOCKED on blindScan";
+    if (type == FrontendScanType::SCAN_BLIND)
+        EXPECT_TRUE(targetFrequencyReceived) << "frequency not received before LOCKED on blindScan";
     mScanMessageReceived = false;
     mScanMsgProcessed = true;
 }
diff --git a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
index f1c3595f06..6204803c15 100644
--- a/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
+++ b/tv/tuner/aidl/vts/functional/FrontendTests.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ wait:
     }
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(scanMsgLockedReceived) << "Scan message LOCKED not received before END";
-    EXPECT_TRUE(targetFrequencyReceived) << "frequency not received before LOCKED on blindScan";
+    if (type == FrontendScanType::SCAN_BLIND)
+        EXPECT_TRUE(targetFrequencyReceived) << "frequency not received before LOCKED on blindScan";
     mScanMessageReceived = false;
     mScanMsgProcessed = true;
 }