diff --git a/encoder/svc/isvce_encode.c b/encoder/svc/isvce_encode.c
index d3f61980..8c6aa114 100644
--- a/encoder/svc/isvce_encode.c
+++ b/encoder/svc/isvce_encode.c
@@ -243,14 +243,17 @@ WORD32 isvce_encode(iv_obj_t *ps_codec_obj, void *pv_api_ip, void *pv_api_op)
     /* initialize codec ctxt with default params for the first encode api call */
     if(ps_codec->i4_encode_api_call_cnt == 0)
     {
-        isvce_codec_init(ps_codec);
+        error_status = isvce_codec_init(ps_codec);
+
+        SET_ERROR_ON_RETURN(error_status, IVE_FATALERROR,
+                            ps_video_encode_op->s_ive_op.u4_error_code, IV_FAIL);
     }
 
     error_status =
         isvce_svc_frame_params_validate(ps_codec->s_rate_control.apps_rate_control_api,
                                         ps_codec->s_cfg.s_svc_params.u1_num_spatial_layers);
-    SET_ERROR_ON_RETURN(error_status, IVE_UNSUPPORTEDPARAM,
-                        ps_video_encode_op->s_ive_op.u4_error_code, IV_FAIL);
+    SET_ERROR_ON_RETURN(error_status, IVE_FATALERROR, ps_video_encode_op->s_ive_op.u4_error_code,
+                        IV_FAIL);
 
     /* parse configuration params */
     for(i = 0; i < MAX_ACTIVE_CONFIG_PARAMS; i++)
diff --git a/encoder/svc/isvce_rate_control.c b/encoder/svc/isvce_rate_control.c
index cc3c41f6..e4a85bb3 100644
--- a/encoder/svc/isvce_rate_control.c
+++ b/encoder/svc/isvce_rate_control.c
@@ -159,11 +159,9 @@ void isvce_rc_init(void *pv_rc_api, void *pv_frame_time, void *pv_time_stamp, vo
                    UWORD8 *pu1_init_qp, WORD32 i4_max_inter_frm_int, UWORD8 *pu1_min_max_qp,
                    UWORD8 u1_profile_level)
 {
-    //    UWORD8  u1_is_mb_level_rc_on = 0;
     UWORD32 au4_peak_bit_rate[2] = {0, 0};
     UWORD32 u4_min_bit_rate = 0;
     WORD32 i4_is_gop_closed = 1;
-    //    WORD32  i4_use_est_intra_sad = 1;
     UWORD32 u4_src_ticks = 0;
     UWORD32 u4_tgt_ticks = 0;
     UWORD8 u1_level_idx = ih264e_get_lvl_idx(u1_profile_level);
diff --git a/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.c b/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.c
index 23fe5697..485a52e3 100644
--- a/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.c
+++ b/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.c
@@ -515,6 +515,36 @@ WORD32 isvce_svc_inp_params_validate(isvce_init_ip_t *ps_ip, isvce_cfg_params_t
     return u4_error_code;
 }
 
+/**
+*******************************************************************************
+*
+* @brief
+*  Validates SVC RC params
+*
+* @param[in] ps_cfg
+*  Cfg parameters
+*
+* @returns  error code in conformance with 'IH264E_ERROR_T'
+*
+*******************************************************************************
+*/
+WORD32 isvce_svc_rc_params_validate(isvce_cfg_params_t *ps_cfg)
+{
+    WORD32 i;
+
+    /* RC requires total bits in a second to fit int32_t */
+    for(i = 0; i < ps_cfg->s_svc_params.u1_num_spatial_layers; i++)
+    {
+        if((((((UWORD64) ps_cfg->au4_target_bitrate[i]) * 1000llu) / ps_cfg->u4_tgt_frame_rate) *
+            ps_cfg->u4_idr_frm_interval) > ((UWORD64) INT32_MAX))
+        {
+            return IH264E_BITRATE_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return IH264E_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /**
 *******************************************************************************
 *
@@ -3545,6 +3575,15 @@ IH264E_ERROR_T isvce_codec_init(isvce_codec_t *ps_codec)
         ps_codec->i4_air_pic_cnt = -1;
     }
 
+    {
+        WORD32 i4_err_code = isvce_svc_rc_params_validate(&ps_codec->s_cfg);
+
+        if(IH264E_SUCCESS != i4_err_code)
+        {
+            return i4_err_code;
+        }
+    }
+
     /****************************************************/
     /*           INITIALIZE RATE CONTROL                */
     /****************************************************/
diff --git a/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.h b/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.h
index ad144469..497809e5 100644
--- a/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.h
+++ b/encoder/svc/isvce_utils.h
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ extern WORD32 isvce_svc_au_props_validate(svc_inp_params_t *ps_svc_inp_params, U
 
 extern WORD32 isvce_svc_inp_params_validate(isvce_init_ip_t *ps_ip, isvce_cfg_params_t *ps_cfg);
 
+extern WORD32 isvce_svc_rc_params_validate(isvce_cfg_params_t *ps_cfg);
+
 extern WORD32 isvce_svc_frame_params_validate(
     rate_control_api_t *aps_rate_control_api[MAX_NUM_SPATIAL_LAYERS], UWORD8 u1_num_spatial_layers);