diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3a75bc37f..fc76d5113 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   package="org.kiwix.kiwixmobile">
-
+  <application
+    android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"/>
   <uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="android_libs.ub_uiautomator" />
 </manifest>