diff --git a/testing/scenario_app/android/run_gradle.py b/testing/scenario_app/android/run_gradle.py
index b32ce5b1a57bc1a262f5cbad13d91095c2718d72..2163c54670bee52fafdcfef53d20c06e9faebcfb 100644
--- a/testing/scenario_app/android/run_gradle.py
+++ b/testing/scenario_app/android/run_gradle.py
@@ -11,13 +11,21 @@ import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
 
+SCRIPT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+ANDROID_HOME = os.path.join(SCRIPT_PATH, '..', '..', '..', '..', 'third_party',
+    'android_tools', 'sdk')
+
 def main():
+  if not os.path.isdir(ANDROID_HOME):
+    raise Exception('%s (ANDROID_HOME) is not a directory' % ANDROID_HOME)
+
   BAT = '.bat' if sys.platform.startswith(('cygwin', 'win')) else ''
   android_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
   gradle_bin = os.path.join('.', 'gradlew%s' % BAT)
   result = subprocess.check_output(
     args=[gradle_bin] + sys.argv[1:],
     cwd=android_dir,
+    env=dict(os.environ, ANDROID_HOME=ANDROID_HOME),
   )
   return 0