diff --git a/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java b/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java
index e620423c1..1bc423f7d 100644
--- a/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java
+++ b/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ public OpenTelemetryRum build() {
         SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder delegate =
                 new SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder(application, sdk, sessionId);
         instrumentationInstallers.forEach(delegate::addInstrumentation);
+        ServiceManager.get().start();
         return delegate.build();
     }
 
diff --git a/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.java b/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.java
index 2920c6b03..12d9451cf 100644
--- a/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.java
+++ b/android-agent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.java
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ public <T extends Service> T getService(Class<T> type) {
     }
 
     public static void resetForTest() {
-        if (instance != null) {
-            instance.stop();
-        }
         instance = null;
     }
 
diff --git a/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java b/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java
index ff0862380..b0ffb761e 100644
--- a/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java
+++ b/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest {
     void setup() {
         when(application.getApplicationContext()).thenReturn(applicationContext);
         when(application.getMainLooper()).thenReturn(looper);
+        ServiceManager.resetForTest();
     }
 
     @AfterEach
@@ -315,6 +316,15 @@ void verifyServicesAreInitialized() {
         assertThat(ServiceManager.get()).isNotNull();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void verifyServicesAreStarted() {
+        setUpServiceManager();
+
+        makeBuilder().build();
+
+        verify(ServiceManager.get()).start();
+    }
+
     private static void setUpServiceManager(Service... services) {
         ServiceManager serviceManager = mock();
         for (Service service : services) {
diff --git a/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManagerTest.java b/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManagerTest.java
index af921214f..73dc475eb 100644
--- a/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManagerTest.java
+++ b/android-agent/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManagerTest.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void delegatingStopCall() {
 
     @Test
     public void validateRegisteredServices() {
-        ServiceManager.setForTest(null);
+        ServiceManager.resetForTest();
         List<Class<? extends Service>> expectedServices = new ArrayList<>();
         expectedServices.add(PreferencesService.class);
         expectedServices.add(CacheStorageService.class);