diff --git a/services/profcollect/src/com/android/server/profcollect/ProfcollectForwardingService.java b/services/profcollect/src/com/android/server/profcollect/ProfcollectForwardingService.java
index b0d23a48402c5..66e840b5120b1 100644
--- a/services/profcollect/src/com/android/server/profcollect/ProfcollectForwardingService.java
+++ b/services/profcollect/src/com/android/server/profcollect/ProfcollectForwardingService.java
@@ -235,8 +235,11 @@ public final class ProfcollectForwardingService extends SystemService {
 
     // Event observers
     private void registerObservers() {
-        registerAppLaunchObserver();
-        registerOTAObserver();
+        BackgroundThread.get().getThreadHandler().post(
+                () -> {
+                    registerAppLaunchObserver();
+                    registerOTAObserver();
+                });
     }
 
     private final AppLaunchObserver mAppLaunchObserver = new AppLaunchObserver();