diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index ac753711..3f2b4c29 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ dependencies {
     def mockk_version = "1.10.0"
     testImplementation aospDeps  // anything less fails tests run with gradlew
     testImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.1'
-    testImplementation 'org.robolectric:robolectric:4.3.1'
+    testImplementation('org.robolectric:robolectric:4.3.1') {
+        // https://github.com/robolectric/robolectric/issues/5245
+        exclude group: "com.google.auto.service", module: "auto-service"
+    }
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junit_version"
     testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk:$mockk_version"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"