diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fc975b4b83..315f3a25b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -170,13 +170,37 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
+    - name: Android FTE - test jh
+      run: |
+        ./bin/android-functions.sh --android-fte --yes-deps --test-jh
+      env:
+        VERBOSE: 1
+        NO_IOS: 1
+        CI: true
+        SSC_ANDROID_CI: true
+        ANDROID_SUPPORTED_ABIS: x86_64
+        JAVA_HOME: ""
+        NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_PAT }}
+
+    - name: Android FTE
+      run: |
+        ./bin/android-functions.sh --android-fte --yes-deps
+      env:
+        VERBOSE: 1
+        DEBUG: 1
+        NO_IOS: 1
+        CI: true
+        SSC_ANDROID_CI: true
+        ANDROID_SUPPORTED_ABIS: x86_64
+        JAVA_HOME: ""
+        NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_PAT }}
+
     - name: install Socket Runtime deps
       run: |
         brew install automake
 
     - name: Build Socket Runtime
       run: |
-        ./bin/android-functions.sh --android-fte --yes-deps
         ./bin/install.sh
         ./bin/ci_version_check.sh
       env:
diff --git a/bin/android-functions.sh b/bin/android-functions.sh
index c08b366710..0213b010d6 100755
--- a/bin/android-functions.sh
+++ b/bin/android-functions.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function get_android_default_search_paths() {
     JAVA_HOME_SEARCH_PATHS+=("$HOME/.local/bin")
     JAVA_HOME_SEARCH_PATHS+=("$HOME/Applications")
     JAVA_HOME_SEARCH_PATHS+=("$HOME/homebrew")
-    JAVA_HOME_SEARCH_PATHS+=("/Applications")
+    [[ -z "$CI" ]] && JAVA_HOME_SEARCH_PATHS+=("/Applications")
   elif [[ "$host" = "Linux"  ]]; then
     ANDROID_HOME_SEARCH_PATHS+=("$HOME")
     JAVA_HOME_SEARCH_PATHS+=("$HOME/.local/bin")
@@ -748,11 +748,15 @@ function android_fte() {
   local set_exit_code=""
 
   [[ -n "$android_fte" ]] && return 0
+  [[ "$CI" == "true" ]] && export JAVA_HOME=""
+
+  echo "JAVA_HOME: $JAVA_HOME"
 
   while (( $# > 0 )); do
     declare arg="$1"; shift
     [[ "$arg" == "--yes-deps" ]] && pass_yes_deps="$arg"
     [[ "$arg" == "--exit-code" ]] && set_exit_code="1"
+    [[ "$arg" == "--test-jh" ]] && exit 0
   done
 
   android_fte=1
@@ -782,6 +786,7 @@ function android_fte() {
 
       if [[ -n "$ANDROID_HOME" ]]; then
         write_log "h" "# Ensuring Android dependencies are installed"
+        [[ -n "$CI" ]] && write_log "d" "# JAVA_HOME: $JAVA_HOME"
         write_log "d" "$yes | $(unix_path "$ANDROID_HOME/$ANDROID_SDK_MANAGER")" "$SDK_OPTIONS"
         # Without eval, sdk manager says there is a syntax error
         eval "$yes | ($(unix_path "$ANDROID_HOME/$ANDROID_SDK_MANAGER") $SDK_OPTIONS)"