diff --git a/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.cpp b/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.cpp
index 3ddbc37b..ea928bc3 100644
--- a/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.cpp
+++ b/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "errorHelpers.h"
 
 #include "parseParameters.h"
+#include "testHarness.h"
 
 #include <CL/cl_half.h>
 
@@ -690,21 +691,19 @@ const char *subtests_to_skip_with_offline_compiler[] = {
     "library_function"
 };
 
-int check_functions_for_offline_compiler(const char *subtestname,
-                                         cl_device_id device)
+bool check_functions_for_offline_compiler(const char *subtestname)
 {
     if (gCompilationMode != kOnline)
     {
         size_t nNotRequiredWithOfflineCompiler =
-            sizeof(subtests_to_skip_with_offline_compiler) / sizeof(char *);
-        size_t i;
-        for (i = 0; i < nNotRequiredWithOfflineCompiler; ++i)
+            ARRAY_SIZE(subtests_to_skip_with_offline_compiler);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < nNotRequiredWithOfflineCompiler; ++i)
         {
             if (!strcmp(subtestname, subtests_to_skip_with_offline_compiler[i]))
             {
-                return 1;
+                return false;
             }
         }
     }
-    return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.h b/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.h
index c7f49e3d..d59bc78d 100644
--- a/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.h
+++ b/test_common/harness/errorHelpers.h
@@ -92,21 +92,6 @@ static int vlog_win32(const char *format, ...);
                         "the device version! (from %s:%d)\n",                  \
                         msg, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
-#define test_missing_support_offline_cmpiler(errCode, msg)                     \
-    test_missing_support_offline_cmpiler_ret(errCode, msg, errCode)
-// this macro should always return CL_SUCCESS, but print the skip message on
-// test not supported with offline compiler
-#define test_missing_support_offline_cmpiler_ret(errCode, msg, retValue)       \
-    {                                                                          \
-        if (errCode != CL_SUCCESS)                                             \
-        {                                                                      \
-            log_info("INFO: Subtest %s tests is not supported in offline "     \
-                     "compiler execution path! (from %s:%d)\n",                \
-                     msg, __FILE__, __LINE__);                                 \
-            return TEST_SKIP;                                                  \
-        }                                                                      \
-    }
-
 // expected error code vs. what we got
 #define test_failure_error(errCode, expectedErrCode, msg)                      \
     test_failure_error_ret(errCode, expectedErrCode, msg,                      \
@@ -181,8 +166,7 @@ extern const char *GetAddressModeName(cl_addressing_mode mode);
 extern const char *GetQueuePropertyName(cl_command_queue_properties properties);
 
 extern const char *GetDeviceTypeName(cl_device_type type);
-int check_functions_for_offline_compiler(const char *subtestname,
-                                         cl_device_id device);
+bool check_functions_for_offline_compiler(const char *subtestname);
 cl_int OutputBuildLogs(cl_program program, cl_uint num_devices,
                        cl_device_id *device_list);
 
diff --git a/test_common/harness/testHarness.cpp b/test_common/harness/testHarness.cpp
index 1aec3d07..b3863918 100644
--- a/test_common/harness/testHarness.cpp
+++ b/test_common/harness/testHarness.cpp
@@ -783,6 +783,14 @@ test_status callSingleTestFunction(test_definition test,
         return TEST_SKIP;
     }
 
+    if (!check_functions_for_offline_compiler(test.name))
+    {
+        log_info("Subtest %s tests is not supported in offline compiler "
+                 "execution path!\n",
+                 test.name);
+        return TEST_SKIP;
+    }
+
     /* Create a context to work with, unless we're told not to */
     if (!forceNoContextCreation)
     {
@@ -812,14 +820,12 @@ test_status callSingleTestFunction(test_definition test,
         if (queue == NULL)
         {
             print_error(error, "Unable to create testing command queue");
+            clReleaseContext(context);
             return TEST_FAIL;
         }
     }
 
     /* Run the test and print the result */
-    error = check_functions_for_offline_compiler(test.name, deviceToUse);
-    test_missing_support_offline_cmpiler(error, test.name);
-
     if (test.func == NULL)
     {
         // Skip unimplemented test, can happen when all of the tests are