diff --git a/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_loudness_control.c b/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_loudness_control.c
index ec8fcf1..687fc6f 100644
--- a/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_loudness_control.c
+++ b/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_loudness_control.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "impd_drc_selection_process.h"
 #include "impd_drc_filter_bank.h"
 #include "impd_drc_rom.h"
-
 WORD32 impd_signal_peak_level_info(
     ia_drc_config* pstr_drc_config,
     ia_drc_loudness_info_set_struct* pstr_loudness_info,
@@ -717,8 +716,11 @@ WORD32 impd_init_loudness_control(
       loudness_normalization_gain_db[k] = 0.0f;
     }
   }
+  if (k >= MAX_NUM_COMPRESSION_EQ) return UNEXPECTED_ERROR;
   eq_set_id[k] = 0;
+
   loudness[k] = UNDEFINED_LOUDNESS_VALUE;
+
   loudness_normalization_gain_db[k] = 0.0f;
   k++;
 
diff --git a/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_selection_process_drcset_selection.c b/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_selection_process_drcset_selection.c
index 370d169..f05eceb 100644
--- a/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_selection_process_drcset_selection.c
+++ b/decoder/drc_src/impd_drc_selection_process_drcset_selection.c
@@ -1414,10 +1414,11 @@ WORD32 impd_select_drc_set(ia_drc_sel_pro_struct* pstr_drc_uni_sel_proc,
   }
 
   while (!selection_candidate_count) {
-    impd_drc_set_preselection(
+    err = impd_drc_set_preselection(
         pstr_drc_sel_proc_params_struct, pstr_drc_config, pstr_loudness_info,
         restrict_to_drc_with_album_loudness, pstr_drc_uni_sel_proc,
         &selection_candidate_count, selection_candidate_info);
+    if (err) return err;
 
     if (selection_candidate_count == 0) {
       if (restrict_to_drc_with_album_loudness == 1) {