diff --git a/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamShared.cpp b/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamShared.cpp
index 864a008..05c5735 100644
--- a/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamShared.cpp
+++ b/services/oboeservice/AAudioServiceStreamShared.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@
 
     const AAudioStreamConfiguration &configurationInput = request.getConstantConfiguration();
 
+    sp<AAudioServiceEndpoint> endpoint = mServiceEndpointWeak.promote();
+    if (endpoint == nullptr) {
+        result = AAUDIO_ERROR_INVALID_STATE;
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     // Is the request compatible with the shared endpoint?
     setFormat(configurationInput.getFormat());
     if (getFormat() == AAUDIO_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED) {
@@ -140,20 +146,20 @@
 
     setSampleRate(configurationInput.getSampleRate());
     if (getSampleRate() == AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED) {
-        setSampleRate(mServiceEndpoint->getSampleRate());
-    } else if (getSampleRate() != mServiceEndpoint->getSampleRate()) {
+        setSampleRate(endpoint->getSampleRate());
+    } else if (getSampleRate() != endpoint->getSampleRate()) {
         ALOGD("%s() mSampleRate = %d, need %d",
-              __func__, getSampleRate(), mServiceEndpoint->getSampleRate());
+              __func__, getSampleRate(), endpoint->getSampleRate());
         result = AAUDIO_ERROR_INVALID_RATE;
         goto error;
     }
 
     setSamplesPerFrame(configurationInput.getSamplesPerFrame());
     if (getSamplesPerFrame() == AAUDIO_UNSPECIFIED) {
-        setSamplesPerFrame(mServiceEndpoint->getSamplesPerFrame());
-    } else if (getSamplesPerFrame() != mServiceEndpoint->getSamplesPerFrame()) {
+        setSamplesPerFrame(endpoint->getSamplesPerFrame());
+    } else if (getSamplesPerFrame() != endpoint->getSamplesPerFrame()) {
         ALOGD("%s() mSamplesPerFrame = %d, need %d",
-              __func__, getSamplesPerFrame(), mServiceEndpoint->getSamplesPerFrame());
+              __func__, getSamplesPerFrame(), endpoint->getSamplesPerFrame());
         result = AAUDIO_ERROR_OUT_OF_RANGE;
         goto error;
     }
@@ -179,7 +185,10 @@
         }
     }
 
-    result = mServiceEndpoint->registerStream(keep);
+    ALOGD("AAudioServiceStreamShared::open() actual rate = %d, channels = %d, deviceId = %d",
+          getSampleRate(), getSamplesPerFrame(), endpoint->getDeviceId());
+
+    result = endpoint->registerStream(keep);
     if (result != AAUDIO_OK) {
         goto error;
     }
@@ -246,7 +255,13 @@
                                                                 int64_t *timeNanos) {
 
     int64_t position = 0;
-    aaudio_result_t result = mServiceEndpoint->getTimestamp(&position, timeNanos);
+    sp<AAudioServiceEndpoint> endpoint = mServiceEndpointWeak.promote();
+    if (endpoint == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("%s() has no endpoint", __func__);
+        return AAUDIO_ERROR_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+
+    aaudio_result_t result = endpoint->getTimestamp(&position, timeNanos);
     if (result == AAUDIO_OK) {
         int64_t offset = mTimestampPositionOffset.load();
         // TODO, do not go below starting value