diff --git a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListener.java b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListener.java
index c9e75c0642..5eb155152b 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListener.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListener.java
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public class VersionedBroadcastListener {
         if (DBG) Log.d(mTag, "startListening");
         if (mReceiver != null) return;
 
-        mReceiver = new Receiver(mTag, mGenerationNumber, mCallback);
-        mContext.registerReceiver(mReceiver, mFilter, null, mHandler);
+        mReceiver = new Receiver(mTag, mGenerationNumber, mCallback, mHandler);
+        mContext.registerReceiver(mReceiver, mFilter);
     }
 
     /** Stop listening to intent broadcast. */
@@ -77,30 +77,35 @@ public class VersionedBroadcastListener {
     }
 
     private static class Receiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
-        public final String tag;
-        public final AtomicInteger atomicGenerationNumber;
-        public final Consumer<Intent> callback;
+        final String mTag;
+        final AtomicInteger mAtomicGenerationNumber;
+        final Consumer<Intent> mCallback;
         // Used to verify this receiver is still current.
-        public final int generationNumber;
+        final int mGenerationNumber;
+        private final Handler mHandler;
 
-        Receiver(String tag, AtomicInteger atomicGenerationNumber, Consumer<Intent> callback) {
-            this.tag = tag;
-            this.atomicGenerationNumber = atomicGenerationNumber;
-            this.callback = callback;
-            generationNumber = atomicGenerationNumber.incrementAndGet();
+        Receiver(String tag, AtomicInteger atomicGenerationNumber, Consumer<Intent> callback,
+                Handler handler) {
+            mTag = tag;
+            mAtomicGenerationNumber = atomicGenerationNumber;
+            mCallback = callback;
+            mGenerationNumber = atomicGenerationNumber.incrementAndGet();
+            mHandler = handler;
         }
 
         @Override
         public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-            final int currentGenerationNumber = atomicGenerationNumber.get();
+            mHandler.post(() -> {
+                final int currentGenerationNumber = mAtomicGenerationNumber.get();
 
-            if (DBG) {
-                Log.d(tag, "receiver generationNumber=" + generationNumber
-                        + ", current generationNumber=" + currentGenerationNumber);
-            }
-            if (generationNumber != currentGenerationNumber) return;
+                if (DBG) {
+                    Log.d(mTag, "receiver generationNumber=" + mGenerationNumber
+                            + ", current generationNumber=" + currentGenerationNumber);
+                }
+                if (mGenerationNumber != currentGenerationNumber) return;
 
-            callback.accept(intent);
+                mCallback.accept(intent);
+            });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListenerTest.java b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListenerTest.java
index b7dc66e015..ed4f3daec9 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListenerTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/util/VersionedBroadcastListenerTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.networkstack.tethering.util;
 
+import static com.android.testutils.HandlerUtils.waitForIdle;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.reset;
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
+import android.os.HandlerThread;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ import com.android.internal.util.test.BroadcastInterceptingContext;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
@@ -44,9 +45,11 @@ import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 public class VersionedBroadcastListenerTest {
     private static final String TAG = VersionedBroadcastListenerTest.class.getSimpleName();
     private static final String ACTION_TEST = "action.test.happy.broadcasts";
+    private static final long TEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000L;
 
     @Mock private Context mContext;
     private BroadcastInterceptingContext mServiceContext;
+    private HandlerThread mHandlerThread;
     private Handler mHandler;
     private VersionedBroadcastListener mListener;
     private int mCallbackCount;
@@ -61,18 +64,13 @@ public class VersionedBroadcastListenerTest {
         }
     }
 
-    @BeforeClass
-    public static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {
-        if (Looper.myLooper() == null) {
-            Looper.prepare();
-        }
-    }
-
     @Before public void setUp() throws Exception {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
         reset(mContext);
+        mHandlerThread = new HandlerThread(TAG);
+        mHandlerThread.start();
+        mHandler = new Handler(mHandlerThread.getLooper());
         mServiceContext = new MockContext(mContext);
-        mHandler = new Handler(Looper.myLooper());
         mCallbackCount = 0;
         final IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
         filter.addAction(ACTION_TEST);
@@ -85,11 +83,15 @@ public class VersionedBroadcastListenerTest {
             mListener.stopListening();
             mListener = null;
         }
+        mHandlerThread.quitSafely();
+        mHandlerThread.join(TEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
     }
 
     private void sendBroadcast() {
         final Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_TEST);
         mServiceContext.sendStickyBroadcastAsUser(intent, UserHandle.ALL);
+        // Sending the broadcast is synchronous, but the receiver just posts on the handler
+        waitForIdle(mHandler, TEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
     }
 
     @Test