diff --git a/core/java/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifier.java b/core/java/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifier.java
index f9e312146ccf0..11d7a005a6479 100644
--- a/core/java/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifier.java
+++ b/core/java/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifier.java
@@ -142,16 +142,21 @@ public abstract class SourceStampVerifier {
 
     private static SourceStampVerificationResult verify(
             RandomAccessFile apk, byte[] sourceStampCertificateDigest, byte[] manifestBytes) {
+        SignatureInfo signatureInfo;
         try {
-            SignatureInfo signatureInfo =
+            signatureInfo =
                     ApkSigningBlockUtils.findSignature(apk, SOURCE_STAMP_BLOCK_ID);
+        } catch (IOException | SignatureNotFoundException | RuntimeException e) {
+            return SourceStampVerificationResult.notPresent();
+        }
+        try {
             Map<Integer, Map<Integer, byte[]>> signatureSchemeApkContentDigests =
                     getSignatureSchemeApkContentDigests(apk, manifestBytes);
             return verify(
                     signatureInfo,
                     getSignatureSchemeDigests(signatureSchemeApkContentDigests),
                     sourceStampCertificateDigest);
-        } catch (IOException | SignatureNotFoundException | RuntimeException e) {
+        } catch (IOException | RuntimeException e) {
             return SourceStampVerificationResult.notVerified();
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifierTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifierTest.java
index bc0bddba2f207..e0c583ddc9787 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifierTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/util/apk/SourceStampVerifierTest.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class SourceStampVerifierTest {
         SourceStampVerificationResult result =
                 SourceStampVerifier.verify(mPrimaryApk.getAbsolutePath());
 
-        assertTrue(result.isPresent());
+        assertFalse(result.isPresent());
         assertFalse(result.isVerified());
         assertNull(result.getCertificate());
     }