diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceController.java
index 8a61c75286a..d26517a0283 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceController.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceController
     @Override
     protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled() {
         super.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
-        writeSetting(false);
-        ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(false);
+        writeSetting(true);
+        ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceControllerTest.java
index 41a3b60b437..8e95aa109c6 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
+import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -32,9 +35,6 @@ import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
 
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
-import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
-
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
 public class AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceControllerTest {
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceControllerTest {
         mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
         mController = new AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceController(mContext);
         when(mPreferenceScreen.findPreference(mController.getPreferenceKey()))
-            .thenReturn(mPreference);
+                .thenReturn(mPreference);
         mController.displayPreference(mPreferenceScreen);
     }
 
@@ -98,11 +98,7 @@ public class AllowBackgroundActivityStartsPreferenceControllerTest {
     public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled_shouldDisablePreference() {
         mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
 
-        final int mode = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.Global.BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_STARTS_ENABLED, 1 /* default */);
-
-        assertThat(mode).isEqualTo(0);
-        verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
+        verify(mPreference).setChecked(true);
         verify(mPreference).setEnabled(false);
     }
 }