diff --git a/.github/ci-gradle.properties b/.github/ci-gradle.properties
index a9abe496a..ca3a3f376 100644
--- a/.github/ci-gradle.properties
+++ b/.github/ci-gradle.properties
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ kotlin.incremental=false
 # If you want to treat warnings as errors locally, set this property to true
 # in your ~/.gradle/gradle.properties file.
 warningsAsErrors=false
+
+android.experimental.androidTest.enableEmulatorControl=true