diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/SignalInstrumentationApplicationContext.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/SignalInstrumentationApplicationContext.kt
index 49f7c3078b..485f9fafbc 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/SignalInstrumentationApplicationContext.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/SignalInstrumentationApplicationContext.kt
@@ -35,4 +35,18 @@ class SignalInstrumentationApplicationContext : ApplicationContext() {
       LogDatabase.getInstance(this).logs.trimToSize()
     }
   }
+
+  override fun beginJobLoop() = Unit
+
+  /**
+   * Some of the jobs can interfere with some of the instrumentation tests.
+   *
+   * For example, we may try to create a release channel recipient while doing
+   * an import/backup test.
+   *
+   * This can be used to start the job loop if needed for tests that rely on it.
+   */
+  fun beginJobLoopForTests() {
+    super.beginJobLoop()
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/InstrumentationApplicationDependencyProvider.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/InstrumentationApplicationDependencyProvider.kt
index a883661547..ade9ad37b1 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/InstrumentationApplicationDependencyProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/dependencies/InstrumentationApplicationDependencyProvider.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import java.util.Optional
  *
  * Handles setting up a mock web server for API calls, and provides mockable versions of [SignalServiceNetworkAccess].
  */
-class InstrumentationApplicationDependencyProvider(application: Application, default: ApplicationDependencyProvider) : ApplicationDependencies.Provider by default {
+class InstrumentationApplicationDependencyProvider(val application: Application, private val default: ApplicationDependencyProvider) : ApplicationDependencies.Provider by default {
 
   private val serviceTrustStore: TrustStore
   private val uncensoredConfiguration: SignalServiceConfiguration
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
index d6c86e8445..fdcf7622d6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class ApplicationContext extends MultiDexApplication implements AppForegr
                             .addNonBlocking(this::initializeCleanup)
                             .addNonBlocking(this::initializeGlideCodecs)
                             .addNonBlocking(StorageSyncHelper::scheduleRoutineSync)
-                            .addNonBlocking(() -> ApplicationDependencies.getJobManager().beginJobLoop())
+                            .addNonBlocking(this::beginJobLoop)
                             .addNonBlocking(EmojiSource::refresh)
                             .addNonBlocking(() -> ApplicationDependencies.getGiphyMp4Cache().onAppStart(this))
                             .addNonBlocking(this::ensureProfileUploaded)
@@ -463,6 +463,11 @@ public class ApplicationContext extends MultiDexApplication implements AppForegr
     }
   }
 
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  protected void beginJobLoop() {
+    ApplicationDependencies.getJobManager().beginJobLoop();
+  }
+
   @WorkerThread
   private void initializeBlobProvider() {
     BlobProvider.getInstance().initialize(this);