diff --git a/android/service/platform_api.cpp b/android/service/platform_api.cpp
index 84b7c8c02ba00969167ca33af2fc53801b6a8f9a..405534066e4a6c8129a6352378bdb18444d2e8a2 100644
--- a/android/service/platform_api.cpp
+++ b/android/service/platform_api.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ PlatformApi::PlatformApi() {
 PlatformApi::~PlatformApi() {
 }
 
+void PlatformApi::wait_for_process(core::posix::ChildProcess &process,
+                                   anbox::protobuf::bridge::Void *response) {
+    const auto result = process.wait_for(core::posix::wait::Flags::untraced);
+    if (result.status != core::posix::wait::Result::Status::exited ||
+        result.detail.if_exited.status != core::posix::exit::Status::success) {
+        response->set_error("Failed to install application");
+        // FIXME once we add proper error codes/domains we need to add structured error
+        // info the response here.
+    }
+}
+
 void PlatformApi::install_application(anbox::protobuf::bridge::InstallApplication const *request,
                                  anbox::protobuf::bridge::Void *response,
                                  google::protobuf::Closure *done) {
@@ -49,7 +60,7 @@ void PlatformApi::install_application(anbox::protobuf::bridge::InstallApplicatio
     };
 
     auto process = core::posix::exec("/system/bin/sh", argv, common_env, core::posix::StandardStream::empty);
-    process.wait_for(core::posix::wait::Flags::untraced);
+    wait_for_process(process, response);
 
     done->Run();
 }
@@ -70,7 +81,7 @@ void PlatformApi::launch_application(anbox::protobuf::bridge::LaunchApplication
     };
 
     auto process = core::posix::exec("/system/bin/sh", argv, common_env, core::posix::StandardStream::empty);
-    process.wait_for(core::posix::wait::Flags::untraced);
+        wait_for_process(process, response);
 
     done->Run();
 }
@@ -91,7 +102,7 @@ void PlatformApi::set_dns_servers(anbox::protobuf::bridge::SetDnsServers const *
         argv.push_back(request->servers(n).address());
 
     auto process = core::posix::exec("/system/bin/ndc", argv, common_env, core::posix::StandardStream::empty);
-    process.wait_for(core::posix::wait::Flags::untraced);
+    wait_for_process(process, response);
 
     done->Run();
 }
diff --git a/android/service/platform_api.h b/android/service/platform_api.h
index 9337145172453ec48ea8b64be38823fb0489edba..6e550b8a6f0a81c2b6250fba6500c06591b56746 100644
--- a/android/service/platform_api.h
+++ b/android/service/platform_api.h
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ class Closure;
 } // namespace protobuf
 } // namespace google
 
+namespace core {
+namespace posix {
+class ChildProcess;
+} // posix
+} // core
+
 namespace anbox {
 namespace protobuf {
 namespace bridge {
@@ -50,6 +56,10 @@ public:
     void set_dns_servers(anbox::protobuf::bridge::SetDnsServers const *request,
                          anbox::protobuf::bridge::Void *response,
                          google::protobuf::Closure *done);
+
+private:
+    void wait_for_process(core::posix::ChildProcess &process,
+                          anbox::protobuf::bridge::Void *response);
 };
 } // namespace android
 } // namespace anbox