diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
index 205a570858..39a85ac3db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ open class FenixApplication : LocaleAwareApplication(), Provider {
     override fun getWorkManagerConfiguration() = Builder().setMinimumLoggingLevel(INFO).build()
 
     @OptIn(DelicateCoroutinesApi::class)
-    private fun downloadWallpapers() {
+    open fun downloadWallpapers() {
         if (FeatureFlags.showWallpapers) {
             GlobalScope.launch {
                 components.wallpaperManager.downloadAllRemoteWallpapers()
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/helpers/FenixRobolectricTestApplication.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/helpers/FenixRobolectricTestApplication.kt
index 733ad5380a..72cc5ace79 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/helpers/FenixRobolectricTestApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/helpers/FenixRobolectricTestApplication.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class FenixRobolectricTestApplication : FenixApplication() {
 
     override fun setupInMainProcessOnly() = Unit
 
+    override fun downloadWallpapers() = Unit
+
     private fun setApplicationTheme() {
         // According to the Robolectric devs, the application context will not have the <application>'s
         // theme but will use the platform's default team so we set our theme here. We change it here