diff --git a/Tests/IntegrationTests.XamarinAndroid/TestRunnerInstrumentation.cs b/Tests/IntegrationTests.XamarinAndroid/TestRunnerInstrumentation.cs
index e65d06a636..dc753292c5 100644
--- a/Tests/IntegrationTests.XamarinAndroid/TestRunnerInstrumentation.cs
+++ b/Tests/IntegrationTests.XamarinAndroid/TestRunnerInstrumentation.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public override void OnCreate (Bundle arguments)
 
 		public override void OnStart ()
 		{
+            NativeMethods.ALooper_prepare(0);
+
 			using (var output = Context.OpenFileOutput ("TestResults.Android.xml", FileCreationMode.WorldReadable)) 
 			{
 				IntegrationTests.Shared.TestRunner.Run ("Xamarin.Android", output);
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ public override void OnStart ()
 
 			this.Finish (Result.Ok, null);
 		}
+
+        private static class NativeMethods
+        {
+            [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("android")]
+            internal static extern IntPtr ALooper_prepare(int opts);
+        }
 	}
 }