diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 05cc975..68e4d5c 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 	// list of directories relative to the Blueprints file containing
 	// Android resources
 	Resource_dirs []string
+
+	Instrumentation_for *string
 }
 
 type AndroidApp struct {
@@ -119,6 +121,10 @@
 	//	a.properties.Proguard.Enabled = true
 	//}
 
+	if String(a.appProperties.Instrumentation_for) == "" {
+		a.properties.Instrument = true
+	}
+
 	a.Module.compile(ctx)
 
 	aaptPackageFlags := append([]string(nil), aaptFlags...)