diff --git a/android/bazel_handler.go b/android/bazel_handler.go
index c157d39..2bc5ef0 100644
--- a/android/bazel_handler.go
+++ b/android/bazel_handler.go
@@ -567,7 +567,9 @@
 
 		// Suppress noise
 		"--ui_event_filters=-INFO",
-		"--noshow_progress"}
+		"--noshow_progress",
+		"--norun_validations",
+	}
 	cmdFlags = append(cmdFlags, extraFlags...)
 
 	bazelCmd := exec.Command(paths.bazelPath, cmdFlags...)