diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/test/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManagerTest.java b/android/KMEA/app/src/test/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManagerTest.java
index 91fc7dd370..71fa9c5ddb 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/test/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManagerTest.java
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/test/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManagerTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Keyman is copyright (C) SIL Global. MIT License.
+ */
 package com.keyman.engine;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.Log;
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 
@@ -32,7 +36,11 @@ public class KMManagerTest {
   // For some keyboard list tests, load an existing keyboard list.
   // Can't use @Before because context is null before running tests.
   public void loadOldKeyboardsList() {
-    KMManager.initialize(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext(), KMManager.KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP);
+    Context context = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext();
+    // Create appData directory accessed in KMKeyboardWebViewClient
+    File dataDir = context.getDir("data", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
+    dataDir.mkdirs();
+    KMManager.initialize(context, KMManager.KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP);
 
     File keyboards_dat = new File(TEST_RESOURCE_ROOT, OLD_KEYBOARDS_LIST);
     if (keyboards_dat == null || !keyboards_dat.exists()) {