diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 832c0fcc..d1d39b56 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@
         <provider
             android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
             android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
-            tools:node="remove" />
+            android:exported="false"
+            tools:node="merge">
+
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="androidx.work.WorkManagerInitializer"
+                android:value="androidx.startup"
+                tools:node="remove" />
+
+        </provider>
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
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