diff --git a/core/designsystem/build.gradle.kts b/core/designsystem/build.gradle.kts
index c9a973ac7..82f8aa022 100644
--- a/core/designsystem/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/designsystem/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ android {
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
     namespace = "com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem"
+    testOptions {
+        unitTests {
+            isIncludeAndroidResources = true
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 kotlin {