diff --git a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle
index be49cff90..48c17d1fe 100644
--- a/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/build.gradle
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion 22
         versionCode 4
         versionName "0.1.3"
+
+        // Specify AndroidJUnitRunner as the default test instrumentation runner
+        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
 
     compileOptions {