diff --git a/packages/core/android/src/main/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListener.kt b/packages/core/android/src/main/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListener.kt
index 9e75aae4d..92a9467f3 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/src/main/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListener.kt
+++ b/packages/core/android/src/main/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListener.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ internal class DdSdkSessionStartedListener private constructor(): RumSessionList
         this.exceptionHandler = exceptionHandler
     }
 
+    @TestOnly
+    fun setIsNewArchitecture(isNewArch: Boolean) {
+        this.isNewArchitecture = isNewArch
+    }
+
     private fun hasValidBridge(): Boolean {
         val context = reactContext ?: return false
         val instance = context.catalystInstance ?: return false
diff --git a/packages/core/android/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListenerTest.kt b/packages/core/android/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListenerTest.kt
index 8aae270c0..e5007748e 100644
--- a/packages/core/android/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListenerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/core/android/src/test/kotlin/com/datadog/reactnative/DdSdkSessionStartedListenerTest.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ internal class DdSdkSessionStartedListenerTest {
         val instance = DdSdkSessionStartedListener.getInstance()
         instance.setReactContext(mockReactContext)
         instance.setExceptionHandler(mockExceptionHandler)
+        instance.setIsNewArchitecture(false)
 
         val passedArgs = mutableListOf<String>()
         instance.setConvertToNativeArray {
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ internal class DdSdkSessionStartedListenerTest {
 
         val mockConvertToNativeArray = mock<(array: Array<String>) -> NativeArray?>()
         instance.setConvertToNativeArray(mockConvertToNativeArray)
+        instance.setIsNewArchitecture(false)
 
         // WHEN
         instance.onSessionStarted("TEST-SESSION-ID", false)