diff --git a/core/gps_extended_c.h b/core/gps_extended_c.h
index d4a7dbea..04a78a31 100644
--- a/core/gps_extended_c.h
+++ b/core/gps_extended_c.h
@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ enum loc_api_adapter_err {
     LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_TIMEOUT             = 8,
     LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_SERVICE_NOT_PRESENT = 9,
 
-    LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_ENGINE_DOWN         = 100,
-    LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_FAILURE,
+    /* equating engine down to phone offline, as they are the same errror */
+    LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_ENGINE_DOWN         = LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_PHONE_OFFLINE,
+    LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_FAILURE             = 101,
     LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_UNKNOWN
 };
 
diff --git a/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng.cpp b/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng.cpp
index 320a61d8..b23df770 100644
--- a/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng.cpp
+++ b/loc_api/libloc_api_50001/loc_eng.cpp
@@ -1718,7 +1718,9 @@ static int loc_eng_start_handler(loc_eng_data_s_type &loc_eng_data)
        ret_val = loc_eng_data.adapter->startFix();
 
        if (ret_val == LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_SUCCESS ||
-           ret_val == LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_ENGINE_DOWN)
+           ret_val == LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_ENGINE_DOWN ||
+           ret_val == LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_PHONE_OFFLINE ||
+           ret_val == LOC_API_ADAPTER_ERR_GENERAL_FAILURE)
        {
            loc_eng_data.adapter->setInSession(TRUE);
            loc_inform_gps_status(loc_eng_data, GPS_STATUS_SESSION_BEGIN);