diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
index e3208e7f42..43e9970906 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -1603,15 +1603,16 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
 
         // Verify background network cannot be requested without NETWORK_SETTINGS permission.
         final TestableNetworkCallback callback = new TestableNetworkCallback();
+        final Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
         assertThrows(SecurityException.class,
-                () -> mCmShim.requestBackgroundNetwork(testRequest, null, callback));
+                () -> mCmShim.requestBackgroundNetwork(testRequest, handler, callback));
 
         Network testNetwork = null;
         try {
             // Request background test network via Shell identity which has NETWORK_SETTINGS
             // permission granted.
             runWithShellPermissionIdentity(
-                    () -> mCmShim.requestBackgroundNetwork(testRequest, null, callback),
+                    () -> mCmShim.requestBackgroundNetwork(testRequest, handler, callback),
                     new String[] { android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_SETTINGS });
 
             // Register the test network agent which has no foreground request associated to it.