diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml b/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml
index 0452fc662b..7cc0dd19cc 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.RunCommandTargetPreparer">
         <option name="teardown-command" value="cmd power set-mode 0" />
         <option name="teardown-command" value="cmd battery reset" />
+        <option name="teardown-command" value="cmd netpolicy stop-watching" />
     </target_preparer>
 
     <test class="com.android.compatibility.common.tradefed.testtype.JarHostTest" >
diff --git a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java
index 529b64013c..69dd2adb48 100644
--- a/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java
+++ b/tests/cts/hostside/app/src/com/android/cts/net/hostside/AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase {
     private static final String TEST_APP2_SERVICE_CLASS = TEST_APP2_PKG + ".MyForegroundService";
 
     private static final int SLEEP_TIME_SEC = 1;
-    private static final boolean DEBUG = true;
 
     // Constants below must match values defined on app2's Common.java
     private static final String MANIFEST_RECEIVER = "ManifestReceiver";
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase {
         if (!mIsLocationOn) {
             enableLocation();
         }
+        executeShellCommand("cmd netpolicy start-watching " + mUid);
         setAppIdle(false);
 
         Log.i(TAG, "Apps status:\n"
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRestrictBackgroundNetworkTestCase {
     }
 
     protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        executeShellCommand("cmd netpolicy stop-watching");
         if (!mIsLocationOn) {
             disableLocation();
         }