diff --git a/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp b/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp
index 5b5f522..1f85728 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/otapreopt_parameters.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@
     // Set the profile name to the primary apk profile.
     profile_name = "primary.prof";
 
+    // By default we don't have a dex metadata file.
+    dex_metadata_path = nullptr;
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -272,6 +275,9 @@
     // Set the profile name to the primary apk profile.
     profile_name = "primary.prof";
 
+    // By default we don't have a dex metadata file.
+    dex_metadata_path = nullptr;
+
     for (size_t param_index = 0; param_index < num_args_actual; ++param_index) {
         const char* param = argv[dexopt_index + 1 + param_index];
         switch (param_index) {
@@ -332,11 +338,14 @@
                 break;
 
             case 14:
-                 dex_metadata_path = ParseNull(param);
+                dex_metadata_path = ParseNull(param);
+                break;
 
             default:
-                CHECK(false) << "Should not get here. Did you call ReadArguments "
-                        << "with the right expectation?";
+                LOG(FATAL) << "Should not get here. Did you call ReadArguments "
+                        << "with the right expectation? index=" << param_index
+                        << " num_args=" << num_args_actual;
+                return false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp b/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp
index 1e8ae42..8b8dde1 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/tests/installd_otapreopt_test.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 class OTAPreoptTest : public testing::Test {
 protected:
     virtual void SetUp() {
-        setenv("ANDROID_LOG_TAGS", "*:v", 1);
-        android::base::InitLogging(nullptr);
+        setenv("ANDROID_LOG_TAGS", "*:f", 1);
+        android::base::InitLogging(nullptr, android::base::StderrLogger);
     }
 
     void verifyPackageParameters(const OTAPreoptParameters& params,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         if (version > 1) {
             ASSERT_STREQ(params.se_info, ParseNull(args[i++]));
         } else {
-            ASSERT_STREQ(params.se_info, nullptr);
+            ASSERT_EQ(params.se_info, nullptr);
         }
         if (version > 2) {
             ASSERT_EQ(params.downgrade, ParseBool(args[i++]));
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         if (version > 5) {
             ASSERT_STREQ(params.dex_metadata_path, ParseNull(args[i++]));
         } else {
-            ASSERT_STREQ(params.dex_metadata_path, nullptr);
+            ASSERT_EQ(params.dex_metadata_path, nullptr);
         }
     }