diff --git a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_scoreboard.sv b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_scoreboard.sv
index 8f1b1e7..5e96e38 100644
--- a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_scoreboard.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/otp_ctrl_scoreboard.sv
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@
         `uvm_error(`gfn, $sformatf("please set status error: %0s error code", status_err_idx.name))
       end
       ral.err_code.get_dv_base_reg_fields(err_code_flds);
-      void'(err_code_flds[status_err_idx].predict(err_code));
+      void'(err_code_flds[status_err_idx].predict(.value(err_code), .kind(UVM_PREDICT_READ)));
     end
 
   endfunction
diff --git a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_parallel_lc_req_vseq.sv b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_parallel_lc_req_vseq.sv
index 31e7d7c..a479e0a 100644
--- a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_parallel_lc_req_vseq.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_parallel_lc_req_vseq.sv
@@ -21,51 +21,41 @@
     do_req_keys == 0;
   }
 
-  // disable err_code check because cannot accurately predict when LC error is detected
-  constraint no_err_code_c {
-    check_err_code == 0;
-  }
-
   virtual task run_parallel_seq(ref bit base_vseq_done);
-    forever
-      begin
-        if (base_vseq_done) return;
+    forever begin
+      if (base_vseq_done) return;
 
-        fork
-          begin
-            if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) begin
-              wait_clk_or_reset($urandom_range(0, 500));
-              if (!base_vseq_done && !cfg.under_reset) req_lc_transition();
-            end
-          end
-          begin
-            // req lc token request
-            if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) begin
-              wait_clk_or_reset($urandom_range(0, 500));
-              if (!base_vseq_done && !cfg.under_reset) req_lc_token();
-            end
-          end
-          begin
-            // req lc token request
-            if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) begin
-              wait_clk_or_reset($urandom_range(0, 500));
-              if (!base_vseq_done && !cfg.under_reset) begin
-                // TODO: random drive any values instead of just on and off
-                cfg.otp_ctrl_vif.drive_lc_escalate_en(lc_ctrl_pkg::On);
-                // TODO: check with designer if we can take away this asssertoff
-                $assertoff(0, "tb.dut.u_otp_arb");
-                // Turn off reset because if issuing lc_escalation_en during otp program, scb cannot
-                // predict if the OTP memory is programmed or not.
-                do_reset_in_seq = 0;
-              end
-            end
-          end
-        join
+      fork begin
+        if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) begin
+          wait_clk_or_reset($urandom_range(0, 500));
+          if (!base_vseq_done && !cfg.under_reset) req_lc_transition();
+        end
       end
+      begin
+        // req lc token request
+        if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) begin
+          wait_clk_or_reset($urandom_range(0, 500));
+          if (!base_vseq_done && !cfg.under_reset) req_lc_token();
+        end
+      end
+      begin
+        // req lc token request
+        if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) begin
+          wait_clk_or_reset($urandom_range(0, 500));
+          if (!base_vseq_done && !cfg.under_reset) begin
+            // TODO: random drive any values instead of just on and off
+            cfg.otp_ctrl_vif.drive_lc_escalate_en(lc_ctrl_pkg::On);
+            // Turn off reset because if issuing lc_escalation_en during otp program, scb cannot
+            // predict if the OTP memory is programmed or not.
+            do_reset_in_seq = 0;
+          end
+        end
+      end join
+    end
   endtask
 
-  // Use reset to clear lc interrupt error
   virtual task post_start();
+    // Use reset to clear lc interrupt error
     if (do_apply_reset) begin
       apply_reset();
       cfg.otp_ctrl_vif.drive_lc_escalate_en(lc_ctrl_pkg::Off);
diff --git a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_smoke_vseq.sv b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_smoke_vseq.sv
index a0ec771..9805f7e 100644
--- a/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_smoke_vseq.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/otp_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/otp_ctrl_smoke_vseq.sv
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   bit collect_used_addr = 1;
   bit do_reset_in_seq = 1;
 
-  rand bit                           do_req_keys, do_lc_trans, check_err_code;
+  rand bit                           do_req_keys, do_lc_trans;
   rand bit                           access_locked_parts;
   rand bit [TL_AW-1:0]               dai_addr;
   rand bit [TL_DW-1:0]               wdata0, wdata1;
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@
 
         if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.direct_access_regwen), .value(tlul_val));
         if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.status), .value(tlul_val));
-        if (check_err_code) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.err_code), .value(tlul_val));
+        if (cfg.otp_ctrl_vif.lc_prog_req == 0) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.err_code), .value(tlul_val));
       end
 
       if (do_lc_trans) begin
         req_lc_transition(do_lc_trans);
         req_lc_token();
-        if (check_err_code) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.err_code), .value(tlul_val));
+        if (cfg.otp_ctrl_vif.lc_prog_req == 0) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.err_code), .value(tlul_val));
       end
 
       // lock digests
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
       if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.status), .value(tlul_val));
       write_sw_rd_locks();
 
-      if (check_err_code) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.err_code), .value(tlul_val));
+      if (cfg.otp_ctrl_vif.lc_prog_req == 0) csr_rd(.ptr(ral.err_code), .value(tlul_val));
 
       if ($urandom_range(0, 1)) rd_digests();
       dut_init();