diff --git a/lib/driver.js b/lib/driver.js
index dbbec633c..c2e435ccf 100644
--- a/lib/driver.js
+++ b/lib/driver.js
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class AndroidUiautomator2Driver extends BaseDriver {
 
     if (apiLevel >= 28) { // Android P
       logger.warn('Relaxing hidden api policy');
-      await this.adb.setHiddenApiPolicy('1');
+      await this.adb.setHiddenApiPolicy('1', !!this.opts.ignoreHiddenApiPolicyError);
     }
 
     // check if we have to enable/disable gps before running the application
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ class AndroidUiautomator2Driver extends BaseDriver {
 
       if (await this.adb.getApiLevel() >= 28) { // Android P
         logger.info('Restoring hidden api policy to the device default configuration');
-        await this.adb.setDefaultHiddenApiPolicy();
+        await this.adb.setDefaultHiddenApiPolicy(!!this.opts.ignoreHiddenApiPolicyError);
       }
 
       if (this.opts.reboot) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c2446234..c05650305 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0",
     "appium-adb": "^7.27.0",
-    "appium-android-driver": "^4.26.1",
+    "appium-android-driver": "^4.27.0",
     "appium-base-driver": "^5.0.0",
     "appium-support": "^2.37.0",
     "appium-uiautomator2-server": "^4.4.0",