diff --git a/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/notifications/ui/NotificationsViewModelTest.kt b/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/notifications/ui/NotificationsViewModelTest.kt
index 36be8d97..afa33564 100644
--- a/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/notifications/ui/NotificationsViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/test/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/notifications/ui/NotificationsViewModelTest.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class NotificationsViewModelTest {
     private val network: NetworkStatusController = mockk {
         every { state } returns MutableStateFlow(ServerHealth.Healthy)
     }
-    private val viewModel = NotificationsViewModel(repository, network)
+    // Lazy: built inside each test, after the extension has swapped in the test Main dispatcher.
+    private val viewModel by lazy { NotificationsViewModel(repository, network) }
 
     private fun row(id: String, read: Boolean) = CachedNotificationEntity(
         id = id,