diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
index 0059d4df79f7a..d3792ade99650 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/widget/LockPatternUtils.java
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public class LockPatternUtils {
                 return false;
             }
         } catch (RemoteException re) {
-            return true;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ public class LockPatternUtils {
                 return false;
             }
         } catch (RemoteException re) {
-            return true;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/LockSettingsService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/LockSettingsService.java
index 0cce2a2263924..33c2ea28d7d16 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/LockSettingsService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/LockSettingsService.java
@@ -1243,6 +1243,10 @@ public class LockSettingsService extends ILockSettings.Stub {
     private VerifyCredentialResponse doVerifyPattern(String pattern, CredentialHash storedHash,
             boolean hasChallenge, long challenge, int userId,
             ICheckCredentialProgressCallback progressCallback) throws RemoteException {
+
+       if (TextUtils.isEmpty(pattern)) {
+           throw new IllegalArgumentException("Pattern can't be null or empty");
+       }
        boolean shouldReEnrollBaseZero = storedHash != null && storedHash.isBaseZeroPattern;
 
        String patternToVerify;
@@ -1340,6 +1344,9 @@ public class LockSettingsService extends ILockSettings.Stub {
     private VerifyCredentialResponse doVerifyPassword(String password, CredentialHash storedHash,
             boolean hasChallenge, long challenge, int userId,
             ICheckCredentialProgressCallback progressCallback) throws RemoteException {
+       if (TextUtils.isEmpty(password)) {
+           throw new IllegalArgumentException("Password can't be null or empty");
+       }
        return verifyCredential(userId, storedHash, password, hasChallenge, challenge,
                new CredentialUtil() {
                    @Override