diff --git a/app/multidex-instrumentation-config.pro b/app/multidex-instrumentation-config.pro
index f35052ea5..bc778c22c 100644
--- a/app/multidex-instrumentation-config.pro
+++ b/app/multidex-instrumentation-config.pro
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 -keep class org.hamcrest.Matchers
 -keep class org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.** { *; }
 -keep class org.mockito.** { *; }
+-keep class androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory { *; }
diff --git a/core/proguard-rules.pro b/core/proguard-rules.pro
index f1b424510..e8862d313 100644
--- a/core/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/core/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@
 # If you keep the line number information, uncomment this to
 # hide the original source file name.
 #-renamesourcefileattribute SourceFile
+-keep class androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory { *; }