diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
index d052551..6fa2812 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/EthernetManagerTest.kt
@@ -905,13 +905,17 @@
         val iface = createInterface()
         val listener = EthernetStateListener()
         addInterfaceStateListener(listener)
+        // Uses eventuallyExpect to account for interfaces that could already exist on device
+        listener.eventuallyExpect(iface, STATE_LINK_UP, ROLE_CLIENT)
+
+        disableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
+        listener.eventuallyExpect(iface, STATE_LINK_DOWN, ROLE_CLIENT)
+
+        enableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
         listener.expectCallback(iface, STATE_LINK_UP, ROLE_CLIENT)
 
         disableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
         listener.expectCallback(iface, STATE_LINK_DOWN, ROLE_CLIENT)
-
-        enableInterface(iface).expectResult(iface.name)
-        listener.expectCallback(iface, STATE_LINK_UP, ROLE_CLIENT)
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/MultinetworkApiTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/MultinetworkApiTest.java
index 73f65e0..06a827b 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/MultinetworkApiTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/MultinetworkApiTest.java
@@ -265,6 +265,14 @@
      * Get all testable Networks with internet capability.
      */
     private Set<Network> getTestableNetworks() throws InterruptedException {
+        // Calling requestNetwork() to request a cell or Wi-Fi network via CtsNetUtils or
+        // NetworkCallbackRule requires the CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE permission. This permission cannot
+        // be granted to instant apps. Therefore, return currently available testable networks
+        // directly in instant mode.
+        if (mContext.getApplicationInfo().isInstantApp()) {
+            return new ArraySet<>(mCtsNetUtils.getTestableNetworks());
+        }
+
         // Obtain cell and Wi-Fi through CtsNetUtils (which uses NetworkCallbacks), as they may have
         // just been reconnected by the test using NetworkCallbacks, so synchronous calls may not
         // yet return them (synchronous calls and callbacks should not be mixed for a given