diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_dec.c
index 48d6cde2368d72c0b05f0f3c2c1596104dca2d82..e4a08b0540fbb3f8a9fd3af399fd02f415d5d54a 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_dec.c
@@ -413,13 +413,14 @@ ivas_error ivas_dec(
                                                        &st_ivas->hIntSetup,
                                                        st_ivas->hEFAPdata,
                                                        output,
-                                                       output_Fs ) != IVAS_ERR_OK ) )
+                                                       output_Fs ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
                 {
                     return error;
                 }
 #else
                 ivas_crend_process( st_ivas, output );
 #endif
+
                 ivas_binaural_add_LFE( st_ivas, output_frame, output );
             }
             else if ( st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_MC )
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
index 0e5f58fc3db013319cef160349eb9dd037fdb30e..535ba14fb7630db4e38eca535265c7d2e6cd2132 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_init_dec.c
@@ -1187,14 +1187,16 @@ ivas_error ivas_init_decoder(
                 return error;
             }
         }
+
         if ( ( error = ivas_rend_openCrend( &( st_ivas->hCrendWrapper ),
                                             getRendAudioConfigFromIvasAudioConfig( st_ivas->intern_config ),
                                             getRendAudioConfigFromIvasAudioConfig( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config ),
                                             st_ivas->hRenderConfig, st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_Headrotation,
-                                            st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_Fs ) != IVAS_ERR_OK ) )
+                                            st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_Fs ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
         {
             return error;
         }
+
         st_ivas->binaural_latency_ns = st_ivas->hCrendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns;
 #else
         if ( ivas_crend_open( st_ivas ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
diff --git a/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
index 75d122f20ec2fbfed1f47bcc71d81ed249e8f230..3836f7b7049b70ca1b2311d555a7e3131e99ef0b 100644
--- a/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
+++ b/lib_dec/ivas_mct_dec.c
@@ -1121,22 +1121,20 @@ static ivas_error ivas_mc_dec_reconfig(
                                                     getRendAudioConfigFromIvasAudioConfig( st_ivas->intern_config ),
                                                     getRendAudioConfigFromIvasAudioConfig( st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_config ),
                                                     st_ivas->hRenderConfig, st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->Opt_Headrotation,
-                                                    st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_Fs ) != IVAS_ERR_OK ) )
+                                                    st_ivas->hDecoderConfig->output_Fs ) ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
                 {
                     return error;
                 }
                 st_ivas->binaural_latency_ns = st_ivas->hCrendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns;
             }
 #else
-        }
-        else if ( st_ivas->hCrend == NULL && ( st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_MIXER_CONV || st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_MIXER_CONV_ROOM ) )
-        {
-            if ( ivas_crend_open( st_ivas ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+            else if ( st_ivas->hCrend == NULL && ( st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_MIXER_CONV || st_ivas->renderer_type == RENDERER_BINAURAL_MIXER_CONV_ROOM ) )
             {
-                return IVAS_ERROR( IVAS_ERR_INTERNAL_FATAL, "ivas_crend_open failed" );
+                if ( ivas_crend_open( st_ivas ) != IVAS_ERR_OK )
+                {
+                    return IVAS_ERROR( IVAS_ERR_INTERNAL_FATAL, "ivas_crend_open failed" );
+                }
             }
-        }
-
 #endif
         }
         /* mono/stereo */
diff --git a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
index 61a3682680bdcf49c1f9b338505aa9dbe60373e0..c4d41ebc55ff7b59a2790778869ecabfd2b72ab7 100644
--- a/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
+++ b/lib_rend/lib_rend.c
@@ -3348,7 +3348,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetDelay(
         if ( hIvasRend->inputsIsm[i].base.inConfig != IVAS_REND_AUDIO_CONFIG_UNKNOWN )
         {
 #ifdef FIX_197_CREND_INTERFACE
-            latency_ns = max( hIvasRend->inputsIsm[i].crendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns,
+            latency_ns = max( ( hIvasRend->inputsIsm[i].crendWrapper != NULL ) ? hIvasRend->inputsIsm[i].crendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns : 0,
                               hIvasRend->inputsIsm[i].tdRendWrapper.binaural_latency_ns );
 #else
             latency_ns = max( hIvasRend->inputsIsm[i].crendWrapper.binaural_latency_ns,
@@ -3363,7 +3363,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetDelay(
         if ( hIvasRend->inputsMc[i].base.inConfig != IVAS_REND_AUDIO_CONFIG_UNKNOWN )
         {
 #ifdef FIX_197_CREND_INTERFACE
-            latency_ns = max( hIvasRend->inputsMc[i].crendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns,
+            latency_ns = max( ( hIvasRend->inputsMc[i].crendWrapper != NULL ) ? hIvasRend->inputsMc[i].crendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns : 0,
                               hIvasRend->inputsMc[i].tdRendWrapper.binaural_latency_ns );
 #else
             latency_ns = max( hIvasRend->inputsMc[i].crendWrapper.binaural_latency_ns,
@@ -3378,7 +3378,7 @@ ivas_error IVAS_REND_GetDelay(
         if ( hIvasRend->inputsSba[i].base.inConfig != IVAS_REND_AUDIO_CONFIG_UNKNOWN )
         {
 #ifdef FIX_197_CREND_INTERFACE
-            latency_ns = hIvasRend->inputsSba[i].crendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns;
+            latency_ns = ( hIvasRend->inputsSba[i].crendWrapper != NULL ) ? hIvasRend->inputsSba[i].crendWrapper->binaural_latency_ns : 0;
 #else
             latency_ns = hIvasRend->inputsSba[i].crendWrapper.binaural_latency_ns;
 #endif