diff --git a/core/java/android/app/UiAutomationConnection.java b/core/java/android/app/UiAutomationConnection.java
index dc2f9838785c0..31521a369a4c8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/UiAutomationConnection.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/UiAutomationConnection.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public final class UiAutomationConnection extends IUiAutomationConnection.Stub {
                     writeTo.flush();
                 }
             } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("Error while reading/writing ", ioe);
+                Log.w(TAG, "Error while reading/writing to streams");
             } finally {
                 IoUtils.closeQuietly(readFrom);
                 IoUtils.closeQuietly(writeTo);