diff --git a/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.cpp b/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.cpp
index 7e2ea25..019f44e 100644
--- a/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.cpp
+++ b/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,35 @@
     return inSession;
 }
 
+bool LocApiBase::needReport(const UlpLocation& ulpLocation,
+    enum loc_sess_status status,
+    LocPosTechMask techMask)
+{
+    bool reported = false;
+
+    if (LOC_SESS_SUCCESS == status) {
+        // this is a final fix
+        LocPosTechMask mask =
+            LOC_POS_TECH_MASK_SATELLITE | LOC_POS_TECH_MASK_SENSORS | LOC_POS_TECH_MASK_HYBRID;
+        // it is a Satellite fix or a sensor fix
+        reported = (mask & techMask);
+    }
+    else if (LOC_SESS_INTERMEDIATE == status &&
+        LOC_SESS_INTERMEDIATE == ContextBase::mGps_conf.INTERMEDIATE_POS) {
+        // this is a intermediate fix and we accept intermediate
+
+        // it is NOT the case that
+        // there is inaccuracy; and
+        // we care about inaccuracy; and
+        // the inaccuracy exceeds our tolerance
+        reported = !((ulpLocation.gpsLocation.flags & LOC_GPS_LOCATION_HAS_ACCURACY) &&
+            (ContextBase::mGps_conf.ACCURACY_THRES != 0) &&
+            (ulpLocation.gpsLocation.accuracy > ContextBase::mGps_conf.ACCURACY_THRES));
+    }
+
+    return reported;
+}
+
 void LocApiBase::addAdapter(LocAdapterBase* adapter)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < MAX_ADAPTERS && mLocAdapters[i] != adapter; i++) {
diff --git a/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.h b/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.h
index 86610e7..d714ad9 100644
--- a/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.h
+++ b/msm8998/core/LocApiBase.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
     inline void sendMsg(const LocMsg* msg) const {
         mMsgTask->sendMsg(msg);
     }
+    static bool needReport(const UlpLocation& ulpLocation,
+        enum loc_sess_status status,
+        LocPosTechMask techMask);
     void addAdapter(LocAdapterBase* adapter);
     void removeAdapter(LocAdapterBase* adapter);
 
diff --git a/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp b/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp
index 1896108..fadf350 100644
--- a/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp
+++ b/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.cpp
@@ -1843,38 +1843,30 @@
     sendMsg(new MsgReportPosition(*this, ulpLocation, locationExtended, status, techMask));
 }
 
+bool
+GnssAdapter::needReport(const UlpLocation& ulpLocation,
+                        enum loc_sess_status status,
+                        LocPosTechMask techMask) {
+    bool reported = false;
+
+    reported = LocApiBase::needReport(ulpLocation, status, techMask);
+    return reported;
+}
+
 void
 GnssAdapter::reportPosition(const UlpLocation& ulpLocation,
                             const GpsLocationExtended& locationExtended,
                             enum loc_sess_status status,
                             LocPosTechMask techMask)
 {
-    bool reported = false;
-    // what's in the if is... (line by line)
-    // 1. this is a final fix; and
-    //   1.1 it is a Satellite fix; or
-    //   1.2 it is a sensor fix
-    // 2. (must be intermediate fix... implicit)
-    //   2.1 we accepte intermediate; and
-    //   2.2 it is NOT the case that
-    //   2.2.1 there is inaccuracy; and
-    //   2.2.2 we care about inaccuracy; and
-    //   2.2.3 the inaccuracy exceeds our tolerance
-    if ((LOC_SESS_SUCCESS == status &&
-              ((LOC_POS_TECH_MASK_SATELLITE |
-                LOC_POS_TECH_MASK_SENSORS   |
-                LOC_POS_TECH_MASK_HYBRID) &
-               techMask)) ||
-             (LOC_SESS_INTERMEDIATE == ContextBase::mGps_conf.INTERMEDIATE_POS &&
-              !((ulpLocation.gpsLocation.flags &
-                 LOC_GPS_LOCATION_HAS_ACCURACY) &&
-                (ContextBase::mGps_conf.ACCURACY_THRES != 0) &&
-                (ulpLocation.gpsLocation.accuracy >
-                 ContextBase::mGps_conf.ACCURACY_THRES)))) {
+    bool reported = needReport(ulpLocation, status, techMask);
+    mGnssSvIdUsedInPosAvail = false;
+    if (reported) {
         if (locationExtended.flags & GPS_LOCATION_EXTENDED_HAS_GNSS_SV_USED_DATA) {
             mGnssSvIdUsedInPosAvail = true;
             mGnssSvIdUsedInPosition = locationExtended.gnss_sv_used_ids;
         }
+
         for (auto it=mClientData.begin(); it != mClientData.end(); ++it) {
             if (nullptr != it->second.trackingCb) {
                 Location location = {};
@@ -1887,11 +1879,6 @@
                 it->second.gnssLocationInfoCb(locationInfo);
             }
         }
-        reported = true;
-    } else {
-        LOC_LOGI("%s: not reported. Status: %d, techMask: %d, flags %d, accuracy %f",
-                __func__, (int)status, (int)techMask, (int)ulpLocation.gpsLocation.flags,
-                (float)ulpLocation.gpsLocation.accuracy);
     }
 
     if (NMEA_PROVIDER_AP == ContextBase::mGps_conf.NMEA_PROVIDER && !mTrackingSessions.empty()) {
diff --git a/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.h b/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.h
index e8cebd5..81f14e2 100644
--- a/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.h
+++ b/msm8998/gnss/GnssAdapter.h
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@
     virtual bool reportDataCallClosed();
 
     /* ======== UTILITIES ================================================================= */
+    bool needReport(const UlpLocation& ulpLocation,
+            enum loc_sess_status status, LocPosTechMask techMask);
     void reportPosition(const UlpLocation &ulpLocation,
                         const GpsLocationExtended &locationExtended,
                         enum loc_sess_status status,