diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/Network.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/Network.java
index c1622459b..de88f8629 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/Network.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/Network.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class Network {
     private static final Promise emptyPromise = new ResolvePromise();
 
     public static void init(Context context) {
-        final ReactApplicationContext reactContext = new ReactApplicationContext(context);
+        final ReactApplicationContext reactContext = (APIClientModule.context == null) ? new ReactApplicationContext(context) : APIClientModule.context;
         clientModule = new APIClientModule(reactContext);
         createClientOptions();
     }