diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/expectations/host/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt b/.gitlab-ci/expectations/host/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt
index 53fa38a..f1604b9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/expectations/host/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/expectations/host/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt
@@ -3391,12 +3391,12 @@ spec@!opengl 1.4@gl-1.4-tex1d-2dborder,Fail
 spec@!opengl 1.4@tex-miplevel-selection-lod-bias,Fail
 spec@!opengl 1.5@depth-tex-compare,Fail
 spec@!opengl 1.5@draw-elements-user,Fail
-spec@!opengl 1.5@draw-vertices,Fail
-spec@!opengl 1.5@draw-vertices-user,Fail
+spec@!opengl 1.5@draw-vertices,Crash
+spec@!opengl 1.5@draw-vertices-user,Crash
 spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-edgeflag,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-edgeflag-immediate,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-large-point-fs,Fail
-spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-vertexattribpointer,Fail
+spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-vertexattribpointer,Crash
 spec@!opengl 2.0@occlusion-query-discard,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@vertex-program-two-side enabled back2,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@vertex-program-two-side enabled back2@vs and fs,Fail
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/expectations/virt/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt b/.gitlab-ci/expectations/virt/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt
index c9f9260..1f214ba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/expectations/virt/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/expectations/virt/piglit-virgl-gles-fails.txt
@@ -3473,7 +3473,6 @@ spec@!opengl 1.5@draw-vertices-user,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-edgeflag,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-edgeflag-immediate,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-large-point-fs,Fail
-spec@!opengl 2.0@gl-2.0-vertexattribpointer,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@occlusion-query-discard,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@vertex-program-two-side enabled back2,Fail
 spec@!opengl 2.0@vertex-program-two-side enabled back2@vs and fs,Fail
diff --git a/src/vrend_decode.c b/src/vrend_decode.c
index b734512..31b14f6 100644
--- a/src/vrend_decode.c
+++ b/src/vrend_decode.c
@@ -1570,8 +1570,9 @@ static int vrend_decode_ctx_transfer_3d(struct virgl_context *ctx,
 {
    TRACE_FUNC();
    struct vrend_decode_ctx *dctx = (struct vrend_decode_ctx *)ctx;
-   return vrend_renderer_transfer_iov(dctx->grctx, res->res_id, info,
-                                      transfer_mode);
+   int ret = vrend_renderer_transfer_iov(dctx->grctx, res->res_id, info,
+                                         transfer_mode);
+   return vrend_check_no_error(dctx->grctx) || ret ? ret : EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int vrend_decode_ctx_get_blob(struct virgl_context *ctx,
@@ -1734,6 +1735,8 @@ static int vrend_decode_ctx_submit_cmd(struct virgl_context *ctx,
       TRACE_SCOPE_SLOW(vrend_get_comand_name(cmd));
 
       ret = decode_table[cmd](gdctx->grctx, buf, len);
+      if (!vrend_check_no_error(gdctx->grctx) && !ret)
+         ret = EINVAL;
       if (ret) {
          vrend_printf("context %d failed to dispatch %s: %d\n",
                gdctx->base.ctx_id, vrend_get_comand_name(cmd), ret);
diff --git a/src/vrend_renderer.c b/src/vrend_renderer.c
index eba4874..f660c28 100644
--- a/src/vrend_renderer.c
+++ b/src/vrend_renderer.c
@@ -6452,6 +6452,22 @@ static uint64_t vrend_pipe_resource_get_size(struct pipe_resource *pres,
    return res->size;
 }
 
+bool vrend_check_no_error(struct vrend_context *ctx)
+{
+   GLenum err;
+
+   err = glGetError();
+   if (err == GL_NO_ERROR)
+      return true;
+
+   while (err != GL_NO_ERROR) {
+      vrend_report_context_error(ctx, VIRGL_ERROR_CTX_UNKNOWN, err);
+      err = glGetError();
+   }
+
+   return false;
+}
+
 const struct virgl_resource_pipe_callbacks *
 vrend_renderer_get_pipe_callbacks(void)
 {
@@ -6611,6 +6627,11 @@ int vrend_renderer_init(const struct vrend_if_cbs *cbs, uint32_t flags)
       vrend_state.use_egl_fence = virgl_egl_supports_fences(egl);
 #endif
 
+   if (!vrend_check_no_error(vrend_state.ctx0)) {
+      vrend_renderer_fini();
+      return EINVAL;
+   }
+
    return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vrend_renderer.h b/src/vrend_renderer.h
index b40b943..e561dac 100644
--- a/src/vrend_renderer.h
+++ b/src/vrend_renderer.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ struct vrend_if_cbs {
 #define VREND_USE_EXTERNAL_BLOB (1 << 1)
 #define VREND_USE_ASYNC_FENCE_CB (1 << 2)
 
+bool vrend_check_no_error(struct vrend_context *ctx);
+
 const struct virgl_resource_pipe_callbacks *
 vrend_renderer_get_pipe_callbacks(void);
 
diff --git a/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c b/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c
index 3c53c3d..ad15f75 100644
--- a/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c
+++ b/tests/test_virgl_transfer.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ START_TEST(virgl_test_copy_transfer_to_staging_without_iov_fails)
   virgl_encoder_copy_transfer(&ctx, &dst_res, 0, 0, &box, &src_res, 0, synchronized);
 
   ret = virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
-  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
+  ck_assert_int_eq(ret, EINVAL);
 
   virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, src_res.handle);
   virgl_renderer_ctx_detach_resource(ctx.ctx_id, dst_res.handle);