diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
index ba2804572ef5c..0fa3d366df8ae 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REGISTER_WINDOW_MANAGER_LISTENERS" />
 
-    <application android:debuggable="true" android:largeHeap="true"
+    <application android:debuggable="true" android:largeHeap="true" android:testOnly="true"
             android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback="true" >
         <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner" />
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidTest.xml b/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidTest.xml
index 5ffd3008c6cd3..31e7bd2614d6e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 <configuration description="Runs Tests for SystemUI.">
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.TestAppInstallSetup">
         <option name="test-file-name" value="SystemUITests.apk" />
+        <option name="install-arg" value="-t" />
     </target_preparer>
 
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RootTargetPreparer">