diff --git a/.codebuild/run_android_modelgen_e2e_test.yml b/.codebuild/run_android_modelgen_e2e_test.yml
index e4a4b3ab..0cbc8c1d 100644
--- a/.codebuild/run_android_modelgen_e2e_test.yml
+++ b/.codebuild/run_android_modelgen_e2e_test.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ phases:
       # Review SDK licenses
       - yes | sudo sdkmanager --licenses
       # Accept SDK licenses
-      - yes | sudo sdkmanager --licenses
-      - codebuild-breakpoint
+      - yes | sdkmanager --licenses
     
   build:
     commands:
diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/android.ts b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/android.ts
index 5ba7c135..237d1377 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/android.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-core/src/init/android.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,23 @@ export function androidBuild(cwd: string, settings: Object = {}): Promise<void>
     });
   });
 }
+
+export function acceptLicenses(cwd: string, settings: Object = {}): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const s = { ...defaultSettings, ...settings };
+
+    const chain = spawn('sdkmanager', ['--licenses'], {
+      cwd,
+      stripColors: true,
+      disableCIDetection: s.disableCIDetection
+    }).wait("Review licenses that have not been accepted (y/N)?").sendLine("y");
+
+    chain.run((err: Error) => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      } else {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-android.test.ts b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-android.test.ts
index ae6dc637..e6d49559 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-android.test.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-codegen-e2e-tests/src/__tests__/build-app-android.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   updateApiSchemaWithText,
   generateModels,
   androidBuild,
+  acceptLicenses
 } from '@aws-amplify/amplify-codegen-e2e-core';
 const { schemas } = require('@aws-amplify/graphql-schema-test-library');
 import { existsSync, writeFileSync, readdirSync, rmSync } from 'fs';
@@ -24,11 +25,11 @@ describe('build app - Android', () => {
   });
 
   afterAll(async () => {
-    rmSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'amplify'), { recursive: true, force: true });
+    // rmSync(path.join(projectRoot, 'amplify'), { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
-    rmSync(path.join(projectRoot, modelDir), { recursive: true, force: true });
+    // rmSync(path.join(projectRoot, modelDir), { recursive: true, force: true });
   });
 
   Object.entries(schemas).forEach(([schemaName, schema]) => {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ describe('build app - Android', () => {
       const schemaText = `input AMPLIFY { globalAuthRule: AuthRule = { allow: public } }\n${schema.sdl}`;
       updateApiSchemaWithText(projectRoot, apiName, schemaText);
       await generateModels(projectRoot);
+      await acceptLicenses(projectRoot);
       await androidBuild(projectRoot, { ...config });
     };
     if (skip.has(schemaName)) {
@@ -48,11 +50,11 @@ describe('build app - Android', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('fails build with syntax error', async () => {
-    // @ts-ignore
-    updateApiSchemaWithText(projectRoot, apiName, Object.values(schemas)[0].sdl);
-    await generateModels(projectRoot);
-    await writeFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, modelDir, 'AmplifyModelProvider.java'), 'foo\nbar');
-    await expect(androidBuild(projectRoot, { ...config })).rejects.toThrowError();
-  });
+  // it('fails build with syntax error', async () => {
+  //   // @ts-ignore
+  //   updateApiSchemaWithText(projectRoot, apiName, Object.values(schemas)[0].sdl);
+  //   await generateModels(projectRoot);
+  //   await writeFileSync(path.join(projectRoot, modelDir, 'AmplifyModelProvider.java'), 'foo\nbar');
+  //   await expect(androidBuild(projectRoot, { ...config })).rejects.toThrowError();
+  // });
 });