diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index dc1999b..aaff57a 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
 
 LOCAL_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR := messaging
 
+LOCAL_PROGUARD_ENABLED := disabled
+
 # Matching ../Android.mk
 LOCAL_SDK_VERSION := current
 
+LOCAL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITE := general-tests
+
 LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := platform
 
 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := \
diff --git a/tests/AndroidTest.xml b/tests/AndroidTest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..601bc8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AndroidTest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<configuration description="Runs Messaging Tests.">
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct" />
+    <option name="test-suite-tag" value="apct-instrumentation" />
+    <target_preparer class="com.android.tradefed.targetprep.suite.SuiteApkInstaller">
+        <option name="cleanup-apks" value="true" />
+        <option name="test-file-name" value="messagingtests.apk" />
+        <option name="test-file-name" value="messaging.apk" />
+    </target_preparer>
+
+    <test class="com.android.tradefed.testtype.InstrumentationTest" >
+        <option name="package" value="com.android.messaging.test" />
+        <option name="runner" value="android.test.InstrumentationTestRunner" />
+    </test>
+</configuration>
+
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/messaging/datamodel/action/GetOrCreateConversationActionTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/messaging/datamodel/action/GetOrCreateConversationActionTest.java
index 1c0d0b5..f98d090 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/messaging/datamodel/action/GetOrCreateConversationActionTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/messaging/datamodel/action/GetOrCreateConversationActionTest.java
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@
         final long threadId = MmsUtils.getOrCreateThreadId(mContext, recipients);
         assertEquals(TestDataFactory.SMS_MMS_THREAD_ID_CURSOR_VALUE, threadId);
 
-        // TestDataFactory creates NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS conversations. blank
-        // conversation would be the next conversation.
-        final String blankId = BugleDatabaseOperations.getExistingConversation(db, threadId, false);
-        // TODO(rtenneti): Investigate why blankId is 4 more than NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS.
-        assertEquals(TestDataFactory.NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS+4, Integer.parseInt((String)blankId));
-
         ArrayList<StubActionServiceCallLog> calls = mService.getCalls();
 
         GetOrCreateConversationActionMonitor monitor =
@@ -91,8 +85,7 @@
         assertTrue(result instanceof String);
 
         // Make sure that we created a new conversation
-        // TODO(rtenneti): Investigate why blankId is 4 more than NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS.
-        assertEquals(TestDataFactory.NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS+4, Integer.parseInt((String)result));
+        assertEquals(TestDataFactory.NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS, Integer.parseInt((String)result));
 
         // Now get the conversation that we just created again
         monitor = GetOrCreateConversationAction.getOrCreateConversation(participants, null,
@@ -110,8 +103,7 @@
         final String conversationId = (String) result;
 
         // Make sure that we found the same conversation id
-        // TODO(rtenneti): Investigate why blankId is 4 more than NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS.
-        assertEquals(TestDataFactory.NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS+4, Integer.parseInt((String)result));
+        assertEquals(TestDataFactory.NUM_TEST_CONVERSATIONS, Integer.parseInt((String)result));
 
         final ArrayList<ParticipantData> conversationParticipants =
                 BugleDatabaseOperations.getParticipantsForConversation(db, conversationId);