diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_copybit.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_copybit.cpp
index 933c8e5..bdcda5f 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_copybit.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_copybit.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ bool CopyBit::prepare(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_display_contents_1_t *list,
     for (int i = ctx->listStats[dpy].numAppLayers-1; i >= 0 ; i--) {
         private_handle_t *hnd = (private_handle_t *)list->hwLayers[i].handle;

+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: handle for layer: %d is NULL\n", __FUNCTION__, i);
+        if (hnd == NULL)
+            continue;
+
         if((hnd->bufferType == BUFFER_TYPE_VIDEO) && (layerProp[i].mFlags & HWC_MDPCOMP))
             continue;

diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index 4d64fa2..dfbf694 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ bool MDPComp::isValidDimension(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_1_t *layer) {
     private_handle_t *hnd = (private_handle_t *)layer->handle;

     if(!hnd) {
-        ALOGE("%s: layer handle is NULL", __FUNCTION__);
+        //ALOGE("%s: layer handle is NULL", __FUNCTION__);
         return false;
     }

@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ bool MDPComp::programYUV(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_display_contents_1_t* list) {
     return true;
 }

-int MDPComp::prepare(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_display_contents_1_t* list) {
+int MDPComp::prepare(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_display_contents_1_t* list) {//isvaliddimension

     const int numLayers = ctx->listStats[mDpy].numAppLayers;
     int ret = 1;