diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AbstractFlashcardViewer.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AbstractFlashcardViewer.kt
index 0e017027f5ca..bd04ccfd541a 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AbstractFlashcardViewer.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AbstractFlashcardViewer.kt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFlashcardViewer :
     private var replayOnTtsInit = false
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    val ankiDroidJsAPI by lazy { AnkiDroidJsAPI(this) }
+    val jsApi by lazy { AnkiDroidJsAPI(this) }
 
     /**
      * Broadcast that informs us when the sd card is about to be unmounted
@@ -2556,7 +2556,11 @@ abstract class AbstractFlashcardViewer :
 
     override suspend fun handlePostRequest(uri: String, bytes: ByteArray): ByteArray {
         return if (uri.startsWith(AnkiServer.ANKIDROID_JS_PREFIX)) {
-            ankiDroidJsAPI.handleJsApiRequest(uri.substring(AnkiServer.ANKIDROID_JS_PREFIX.length), bytes, false)
+            jsApi.handleJsApiRequest(
+                uri.substring(AnkiServer.ANKIDROID_JS_PREFIX.length),
+                bytes,
+                returnDefaultValues = true
+            )
         } else {
             throw IllegalArgumentException("unhandled request: $uri")
         }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPI.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPI.kt
index 57c0d15d1cea..90e7fd3aeb1c 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPI.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPI.kt
@@ -177,18 +177,18 @@ open class AnkiDroidJsAPI(private val activity: AbstractFlashcardViewer) {
 
     /**
      * Handle js api request,
-     * some of the methods are overriden in Reviewer.kt and default values are returned.
+     * some of the methods are overridden in Reviewer.kt and default values are returned.
      * @param methodName
      * @param bytes
-     * @param isReviewer
+     * @param returnDefaultValues `true` if default values should be returned (if non-[Reviewer])
      * @return
      */
-    open suspend fun handleJsApiRequest(methodName: String, bytes: ByteArray, isReviewer: Boolean) = withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+    open suspend fun handleJsApiRequest(methodName: String, bytes: ByteArray, returnDefaultValues: Boolean = true) = withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
         // the method will call to set the card supplied data and is valid version for each api request
         val apiContract = parseJsApiContract(bytes)!!
         // if api not init or is api not called from reviewer then return default -1
         // also other action will not be modified
-        if (!apiContract.isValid or !isReviewer) {
+        if (!apiContract.isValid or returnDefaultValues) {
             return@withContext convertToByteArray(apiContract, -1)
         }
 
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Reviewer.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Reviewer.kt
index ab4e20db81cc..f00b785a91a9 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Reviewer.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Reviewer.kt
@@ -1358,7 +1358,11 @@ open class Reviewer :
                 else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("unhandled request: $methodName")
             }
         } else if (uri.startsWith(ANKIDROID_JS_PREFIX)) {
-            ankiDroidJsAPI.handleJsApiRequest(uri.substring(ANKIDROID_JS_PREFIX.length), bytes, true)
+            jsApi.handleJsApiRequest(
+                uri.substring(ANKIDROID_JS_PREFIX.length),
+                bytes,
+                returnDefaultValues = false
+            )
         } else {
             throw IllegalArgumentException("unhandled request: $uri")
         }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPITest.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPITest.kt
index 76cb85457fc7..23ab4632e894 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPITest.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiDroidJsAPITest.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
         addNoteUsingBasicModel("foo", "bar")
 
         val reviewer: Reviewer = startReviewer()
-        val jsapi = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsapi = reviewer.jsApi
 
         reviewer.displayCardAnswer()
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
         addNoteUsingBasicModel("foo", "bar")
 
         val reviewer: Reviewer = startReviewer()
-        val jsapi = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsapi = reviewer.jsApi
         reviewer.displayCardAnswer()
 
         waitForAsyncTasksToComplete()
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
         addNoteUsingBasicModel("foo", "bar")
 
         val reviewer: Reviewer = startReviewer()
-        val jsapi = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsapi = reviewer.jsApi
 
         waitForAsyncTasksToComplete()
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
         addNoteUsingBasicModel("foo", "bar")
 
         val reviewer: Reviewer = startReviewer()
-        val jsapi = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsapi = reviewer.jsApi
 
         waitForAsyncTasksToComplete()
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
         addNoteUsingBasicModel("Test Note", "Bury and Suspend Note")
 
         val reviewer: Reviewer = startReviewer()
-        val jsapi = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsapi = reviewer.jsApi
 
         // ----------
         // Bury Card
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
         val reviewer: Reviewer = startReviewer()
         waitForAsyncTasksToComplete()
 
-        val jsapi = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsapi = reviewer.jsApi
         // get card id for testing due
         val cardIdRes = getDataFromRequest("cardId", jsapi)
         val jsonObject = JSONObject(cardIdRes)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
         val reviewer: Reviewer = startReviewer()
         waitForAsyncTasksToComplete()
 
-        val jsapi = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsapi = reviewer.jsApi
 
         // test that card reset
         assertThat(getDataFromRequest("resetProgress", jsapi), equalTo(formatApiResult(true)))
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class AnkiDroidJsAPITest : RobolectricTest() {
             jsAPI: AnkiDroidJsAPI,
             apiData: String = ""
         ): String {
-            return jsAPI.handleJsApiRequest(methodName, jsApiContract(apiData), true)
+            return jsAPI.handleJsApiRequest(methodName, jsApiContract(apiData), false)
                 .decodeToString()
         }
     }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/ReviewerTest.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/ReviewerTest.kt
index 4543e72e3527..f855fefd6952 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/ReviewerTest.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/ReviewerTest.kt
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ class ReviewerTest : RobolectricTest() {
         addDeck("A", setAsSelected = true)
 
         val reviewer = startReviewer()
-        val javaScriptFunction = reviewer.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsApi = reviewer.jsApi
 
         waitForAsyncTasksToComplete()
         assertThat(
-            javaScriptFunction.handleJsApiRequest("deckName", jsApiContract(), true)
+            jsApi.handleJsApiRequest("deckName", jsApiContract(), false)
                 .decodeToString(),
             equalTo(formatApiResult("B"))
         )
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class ReviewerTest : RobolectricTest() {
 
     @Suppress("SameParameterValue")
     private fun assertCounts(r: Reviewer, newCount: Int, stepCount: Int, revCount: Int) = runTest {
-        val jsApi = r.ankiDroidJsAPI
+        val jsApi = r.jsApi
         val countList = listOf(
             getDataFromRequest("newCardCount", jsApi),
             getDataFromRequest("lrnCardCount", jsApi),