diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/MainTest.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/MainTest.java
index 05877fcb0..bcd6b6530 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/MainTest.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/MainTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.LargeTest;
 import org.isoron.uhabits.MainActivity;
 import org.isoron.uhabits.R;
 import org.isoron.uhabits.models.Habit;
+import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ import static org.isoron.uhabits.ui.ShowHabitActivityActions.openHistoryEditor;
 @LargeTest
 public class MainTest
 {
+    private SystemHelper sys;
+
     @Rule
     public IntentsTestRule<MainActivity> activityRule = new IntentsTestRule<>(
             MainActivity.class);
@@ -66,13 +69,20 @@ public class MainTest
     public void setup()
     {
         Context context = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().getContext();
-        SystemHelper sys = new SystemHelper(context);
+        sys = new SystemHelper(context);
         sys.disableAllAnimations();
+        sys.acquireWakeLock();
         sys.unlockScreen();
 
         skipTutorial();
     }
 
+    @After
+    public void tearDown()
+    {
+        sys.releaseWakeLock();
+    }
+
     public void skipTutorial()
     {
         try
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/SystemHelper.java b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/SystemHelper.java
index 718ac4ba3..807e3b36c 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/SystemHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/isoron/uhabits/ui/SystemHelper.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.app.KeyguardManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -16,24 +17,39 @@ public final class SystemHelper extends AndroidJUnitRunner
     private static final float DEFAULT = 1.0f;
 
     private final Context context;
+    private PowerManager.WakeLock wakeLock;
 
     SystemHelper(Context context)
     {
         this.context = context;
     }
 
+    void acquireWakeLock()
+    {
+        PowerManager power = (PowerManager) context.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
+        wakeLock = power.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK |
+                PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP |
+                PowerManager.ON_AFTER_RELEASE, getClass().getSimpleName());
+        wakeLock.acquire();
+    }
+
+    void releaseWakeLock()
+    {
+        if(wakeLock != null)
+            wakeLock.release();
+    }
+
     void unlockScreen()
     {
         Log.i("SystemHelper", "Trying to unlock screen");
         try
         {
-            KeyguardManager mKeyGuardManager = (KeyguardManager) context
-                    .getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
+            KeyguardManager mKeyGuardManager =
+                    (KeyguardManager) context.getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
             KeyguardManager.KeyguardLock mLock = mKeyGuardManager.newKeyguardLock("lock");
             mLock.disableKeyguard();
             Log.e("SystemHelper", "Successfully unlocked screen");
-        }
-        catch (Exception e)
+        } catch (Exception e)
         {
             Log.e("SystemHelper", "Could not unlock screen");
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -44,10 +60,8 @@ public final class SystemHelper extends AndroidJUnitRunner
     {
         Log.i("SystemHelper", "Trying to disable animations");
         int permStatus = context.checkCallingOrSelfPermission(ANIMATION_PERMISSION);
-        if (permStatus == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
-            setSystemAnimationsScale(DISABLED);
-        else
-            Log.e("SystemHelper", "Permission denied");
+        if (permStatus == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) setSystemAnimationsScale(DISABLED);
+        else Log.e("SystemHelper", "Permission denied");
 
     }
 
@@ -85,8 +99,7 @@ public final class SystemHelper extends AndroidJUnitRunner
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
-            Log.e("SystemHelper",
-                    "Could not change animation scale to " + animationScale + " :'(");
+            Log.e("SystemHelper", "Could not change animation scale to " + animationScale + " :'(");
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
index 10d453a48..7ba402e56 100644
--- a/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_ANIMATION_SCALE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD"/>
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
 
 </manifest>