diff --git a/android/sdk/build.gradle b/android/sdk/build.gradle
index 0d00ce694..19236f572 100644
--- a/android/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/android/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.jakewharton.timber:timber:4.7.1'
     implementation 'com.squareup.duktape:duktape-android:1.3.0'
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6'
+    implementation "androidx.startup:startup-runtime:1.1.0"
 
     if (rootProject.ext.libreBuild) {
         implementation(project(':react-native-device-info')) {
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/sdk/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 78199d9b1..9bf692223 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
             android:enabled="false"
             tools:replace="android:authorities">
         </provider>
+        <provider
+            android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
+            android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
+            android:exported="false">
+            <meta-data  android:name="org.jitsi.meet.sdk.JitsiInitializer"
+                android:value="androidx.startup" />
+        </provider>
+
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiInitializer.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b4f1f5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright @ 2021-present 8x8, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+package org.jitsi.meet.sdk;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.startup.Initializer;
+
+import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class JitsiInitializer implements Initializer<Boolean> {
+
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public Boolean create(@NonNull Context context) {
+        SoLoader.init(context, /* native exopackage */ false);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public List<Class<? extends Initializer<?>>> dependencies() {
+        return new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
index c5879d7cf..cfb66e324 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevInternalSettings;
 import com.facebook.react.jscexecutor.JSCExecutorFactory;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
-import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
 import com.oney.WebRTCModule.RTCVideoViewManager;
 import com.oney.WebRTCModule.WebRTCModule;
 
@@ -174,8 +173,6 @@ class ReactInstanceManagerHolder {
             return;
         }
 
-        SoLoader.init(activity.getApplication(), /* native exopackage */ false);
-
         List<ReactPackage> packages
             = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
                 new com.calendarevents.CalendarEventsPackage(),