diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/telemetry/MapboxEventManager.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/telemetry/MapboxEventManager.java
index e53c27989..29a4fa3b9 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/telemetry/MapboxEventManager.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/telemetry/MapboxEventManager.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class MapboxEventManager {
      */
     public static MapboxEventManager getMapboxEventManager(@NonNull Context context) {
         if (mapboxEventManager == null) {
-            mapboxEventManager = new MapboxEventManager(context);
+            mapboxEventManager = new MapboxEventManager(context.getApplicationContext());
         }
         return mapboxEventManager;
     }