diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/ConnectivityManagerTest.java b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
index b27c80a0ad..8975dabd3a 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest extends InstrumentationTestCase {
         assertRestrictBackgroundStatus(RESTRICT_BACKGROUND_STATUS_ENABLED);
     }
 
+    public void testRestrictBackgroundChangedNotReceived() throws Exception {
+        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceived(DYNAMIC_RECEIVER, 0);
+        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceived(MANIFEST_RECEIVER, 0);
+    }
+
     public void testRestrictBackgroundChangedReceivedOnce() throws Exception {
         assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceived(DYNAMIC_RECEIVER, 1);
         assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceived(MANIFEST_RECEIVER, 0);
diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/src/com/android/cts/net/HostsideRestrictBackgroundNetworkTests.java b/tests/cts/hostside/src/com/android/cts/net/HostsideRestrictBackgroundNetworkTests.java
index 2b0b1c16ba..18047406cc 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/src/com/android/cts/net/HostsideRestrictBackgroundNetworkTests.java
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/src/com/android/cts/net/HostsideRestrictBackgroundNetworkTests.java
@@ -55,12 +55,13 @@ public class HostsideRestrictBackgroundNetworkTests extends HostsideNetworkTestC
     public void testGetRestrictBackgroundStatus_disabled() throws Exception {
         removeRestrictBackgroundWhitelist(mUid);
         assertRestrictBackgroundStatusDisabled();
-        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceivedOnce();
+        // From the app's point of view, nothing changed, it still have access
+        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedNotReceived();
 
         // Sanity check: make sure status is always disabled, never whitelisted
         addRestrictBackgroundWhitelist(mUid);
         assertRestrictBackgroundStatusDisabled();
-        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceivedTwice();
+        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedNotReceived();
     }
 
     public void testGetRestrictBackgroundStatus_whitelisted() throws Exception {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public class HostsideRestrictBackgroundNetworkTests extends HostsideNetworkTestC
 
         removeRestrictBackgroundWhitelist(mUid);
         assertRestrictBackgroundStatusEnabled();
-        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceivedTwice();
+        assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceivedOnce();
     }
 
     public void testGetRestrictBackgroundStatus_uninstall() throws Exception {
@@ -121,6 +122,11 @@ public class HostsideRestrictBackgroundNetworkTests extends HostsideNetworkTestC
                 "testGetRestrictBackgroundStatus_enabled");
     }
 
+    private void assertRestrictBackgroundChangedNotReceived() throws DeviceNotAvailableException {
+        runDeviceTests(TEST_PKG, TEST_PKG + ".ConnectivityManagerTest",
+                "testRestrictBackgroundChangedNotReceived");
+    }
+
     private void assertRestrictBackgroundChangedReceivedOnce() throws DeviceNotAvailableException {
         runDeviceTests(TEST_PKG, TEST_PKG + ".ConnectivityManagerTest",
                 "testRestrictBackgroundChangedReceivedOnce");