diff --git a/examples/tv-app/android/java/ContentAppCommandDelegate.cpp b/examples/tv-app/android/java/ContentAppCommandDelegate.cpp
index caf2d665b8522e..c5c12212fea0fe 100644
--- a/examples/tv-app/android/java/ContentAppCommandDelegate.cpp
+++ b/examples/tv-app/android/java/ContentAppCommandDelegate.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,12 @@ Status ContentAppCommandDelegate::InvokeCommand(EndpointId epId, ClusterId clust
 void ContentAppCommandDelegate::FormatResponseData(CommandHandlerInterface::HandlerContext & handlerContext, const char * response)
 {
     handlerContext.SetCommandHandled();
+    Json::Reader reader;
     Json::Value value;
+    if (!reader.parse(response, value))
+    {
+        return;
+    }
 
     // handle errors from platform-app
     if (!value[FAILURE_KEY].empty())