diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f8aca01b2..9e7f57ffd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
             tools:node="merge">
             <meta-data android:name="com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.initializer.ProfileVerifierLoggerInitializer"
                 android:value="androidx.startup" />
+            <meta-data android:name="com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.sync.initializers.SyncInitializer"
+                android:value="androidx.startup" />
         </provider>
 
     </application>