diff --git a/src/ds/d500/d500-color.cpp b/src/ds/d500/d500-color.cpp
index 0d49268020..a9ccf23af8 100644
--- a/src/ds/d500/d500-color.cpp
+++ b/src/ds/d500/d500-color.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ namespace librealsense
 
         std::vector<platform::uvc_device_info> color_devs_info = filter_by_mi(group.uvc_devices, 3);
 
+        if ( color_devs_info.empty() )
+        {
+            throw backend_exception("cannot access color sensor", RS2_EXCEPTION_TYPE_BACKEND);
+        }
+
         std::unique_ptr< frame_timestamp_reader > ds_timestamp_reader_backup( new ds_timestamp_reader() );
         std::unique_ptr<frame_timestamp_reader> ds_timestamp_reader_metadata(new ds_timestamp_reader_from_metadata(std::move(ds_timestamp_reader_backup)));
 
diff --git a/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp b/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
index 9c38d0aeeb..faed9c8e7c 100644
--- a/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
+++ b/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,14 @@ namespace librealsense
         using namespace ds;
 
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<platform::uvc_device>> depth_devices;
-        for( auto & info : filter_by_mi( all_device_infos, 0 ) )  // Filter just mi=0, DEPTH
+        auto depth_devs_info = filter_by_mi( all_device_infos, 0 );
+
+        if ( depth_devs_info.empty() )
+        {
+            throw backend_exception("cannot access depth sensor", RS2_EXCEPTION_TYPE_BACKEND);
+        }
+
+        for( auto & info : depth_devs_info )  // Filter just mi=0, DEPTH
             depth_devices.push_back( get_backend()->create_uvc_device( info ) );
 
         std::unique_ptr< frame_timestamp_reader > timestamp_reader_backup( new ds_timestamp_reader() );