diff --git a/staticlibs/testutils/hostdevice/com/android/testutils/MiscAsserts.kt b/staticlibs/testutils/hostdevice/com/android/testutils/MiscAsserts.kt
index 1883387c62..d1d56493e7 100644
--- a/staticlibs/testutils/hostdevice/com/android/testutils/MiscAsserts.kt
+++ b/staticlibs/testutils/hostdevice/com/android/testutils/MiscAsserts.kt
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ package com.android.testutils
 
 import com.android.testutils.FunctionalUtils.ThrowingRunnable
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier
+import java.util.function.BooleanSupplier
 import kotlin.system.measureTimeMillis
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertFailsWith
 import kotlin.test.assertFalse
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+import kotlin.test.fail
 
 private const val TAG = "Connectivity unit test"
 
@@ -118,4 +120,25 @@ fun <T> assertSameElements(expected: List<T>, actual: List<T>) {
     val actualSet: HashSet<T> = HashSet(actual)
     assertEquals(actualSet.size, actual.size, "actual list contains duplicates")
     assertEquals(expectedSet, actualSet)
+}
+
+@JvmOverloads
+fun assertEventuallyTrue(
+    descr: String,
+    timeoutMs: Long,
+    pollIntervalMs: Long = 10L,
+    fn: BooleanSupplier
+) {
+    // This should use SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() since nanoTime does not include time in deep
+    // sleep, but this is a host-device library and SystemClock is Android-specific (not available
+    // on host). When waiting for a condition during tests the device would generally not go into
+    // deep sleep, and the polling sleep would go over the timeout anyway in that case, so this is
+    // fine.
+    val limit = System.nanoTime() + timeoutMs * 1000
+    while (!fn.asBoolean) {
+        if (System.nanoTime() > limit) {
+            fail(descr)
+        }
+        Thread.sleep(pollIntervalMs)
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
index 0e9ea0c552..3a8252a2e6 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/ConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ import static com.android.networkstack.apishim.ConstantsShim.BLOCKED_REASON_NONE
 import static com.android.networkstack.apishim.ConstantsShim.RECEIVER_EXPORTED;
 import static com.android.testutils.Cleanup.testAndCleanup;
 import static com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRuleKt.SC_V2;
+import static com.android.testutils.MiscAsserts.assertEventuallyTrue;
 import static com.android.testutils.MiscAsserts.assertThrows;
 import static com.android.testutils.TestNetworkTrackerKt.initTestNetwork;
 import static com.android.testutils.TestPermissionUtil.runAsShell;
@@ -2934,12 +2935,7 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
                 mCm.getActiveNetwork(), false /* accept */ , false /* always */));
     }
 
-    private void ensureCellIsValidatedBeforeMockingValidationUrls() {
-        // Verify that current supported network is validated so that the mock http server will not
-        // apply to unexpected networks. Also see aosp/2208680.
-        //
-        // This may also apply to wifi in principle, but in practice methods that mock validation
-        // URL all disconnect wifi forcefully anyway, so don't wait for wifi to validate.
+    private void ensureCellIsValidated() {
         if (mPackageManager.hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_TELEPHONY)) {
             new ConnectUtil(mContext).ensureCellularValidated();
         }
@@ -3022,9 +3018,13 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
             networkCallbackRule.requestCell();
 
             final Network wifiNetwork = prepareUnvalidatedNetwork();
-            // Default network should not be wifi ,but checking that wifi is not the default doesn't
-            // guarantee that it won't become the default in the future.
-            assertNotEquals(wifiNetwork, mCm.getActiveNetwork());
+            // Default network should not be wifi ,but checking that Wi-Fi is not the default
+            // doesn't guarantee that it won't become the default in the future.
+            // On U 24Q2+ telephony may teardown (unregisterAfterReplacement) its network when Wi-Fi
+            // is toggled (as part of prepareUnvalidatedNetwork here). Give some time for Wi-Fi to
+            // not be default in case telephony is reconnecting.
+            assertEventuallyTrue("Wifi remained default despite being unvalidated",
+                    WIFI_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS, () -> !wifiNetwork.equals(mCm.getActiveNetwork()));
 
             final TestableNetworkCallback wifiCb = networkCallbackRule.registerNetworkCallback(
                     makeWifiNetworkRequest());
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
 
         try {
             final Network cellNetwork = networkCallbackRule.requestCell();
-            ensureCellIsValidatedBeforeMockingValidationUrls();
+            ensureCellIsValidated();
             final Network wifiNetwork = prepareValidatedNetwork();
 
             final TestableNetworkCallback defaultCb =
@@ -3157,7 +3157,12 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
     }
 
     private Network prepareValidatedNetwork() throws Exception {
-        ensureCellIsValidatedBeforeMockingValidationUrls();
+        // Verify that current supported network is validated so that the mock http server will not
+        // apply to unexpected networks. Also see aosp/2208680.
+        //
+        // This may also apply to wifi in principle, but in practice methods that mock validation
+        // URL all disconnect wifi forcefully anyway, so don't wait for wifi to validate.
+        ensureCellIsValidated();
 
         prepareHttpServer();
         configTestServer(Status.NO_CONTENT, Status.NO_CONTENT);
@@ -3169,7 +3174,7 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
     }
 
     private Network preparePartialConnectivity() throws Exception {
-        ensureCellIsValidatedBeforeMockingValidationUrls();
+        ensureCellIsValidated();
 
         prepareHttpServer();
         // Configure response code for partial connectivity
@@ -3184,7 +3189,7 @@ public class ConnectivityManagerTest {
     }
 
     private Network prepareUnvalidatedNetwork() throws Exception {
-        ensureCellIsValidatedBeforeMockingValidationUrls();
+        ensureCellIsValidated();
 
         prepareHttpServer();
         // Configure response code for unvalidated network