diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRum.java b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRum.java
index 8fd0cbafd..2810f8de5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRum.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRum.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import android.app.Application;
 import io.opentelemetry.android.config.OtelRumConfig;
+import io.opentelemetry.android.internal.services.ServiceManager;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.OpenTelemetrySdk;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.logs.SdkLoggerProvider;
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ static SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder builder(
             Application application,
             OpenTelemetrySdk openTelemetrySdk,
             boolean discoverInstrumentations) {
+        ServiceManager.initialize(application);
         return new SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder(
-                application, openTelemetrySdk, discoverInstrumentations);
+                application, openTelemetrySdk, discoverInstrumentations, ServiceManager.get());
     }
 
     /** Returns a no-op implementation of {@link OpenTelemetryRum}. */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java
index 715d51ca7..48203d563 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilder.java
@@ -321,10 +321,9 @@ OpenTelemetryRum build(ServiceManager serviceManager) {
                         application,
                         sdk,
                         sessionId,
-                        serviceManager::getAppLifecycleService,
-                        config.shouldDiscoverInstrumentations());
+                        config.shouldDiscoverInstrumentations(),
+                        serviceManager);
         instrumentations.forEach(delegate::addInstrumentation);
-        serviceManager.start();
         return delegate.build();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder.kt b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder.kt
index 9b1894313..35a380e0e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import android.app.Application
 import io.opentelemetry.android.instrumentation.AndroidInstrumentation
 import io.opentelemetry.android.instrumentation.AndroidInstrumentationLoader
 import io.opentelemetry.android.internal.services.ServiceManager
-import io.opentelemetry.android.internal.services.applifecycle.AppLifecycleService
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.OpenTelemetrySdk
 
 class SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder
@@ -21,13 +20,11 @@ class SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder
             SessionId(
                 SessionIdTimeoutHandler(),
             ),
-        appLifecycleServiceProvider: () -> AppLifecycleService = {
-            ServiceManager.get().getAppLifecycleService()
-        },
         private val discoverInstrumentations: Boolean,
+        private val serviceManager: ServiceManager,
     ) {
         private val instrumentations = mutableListOf<AndroidInstrumentation>()
-        private val appLifecycleService by lazy { appLifecycleServiceProvider.invoke() }
+        private val appLifecycleService by lazy { serviceManager.getAppLifecycleService() }
 
         /**
          * Adds an instrumentation to be applied as a part of the [build] method call.
@@ -49,6 +46,7 @@ class SdkPreconfiguredRumBuilder
          * @return A new [OpenTelemetryRum] instance.
          */
         fun build(): OpenTelemetryRum {
+            serviceManager.start()
             // the app state listeners need to be run in the first ActivityLifecycleCallbacks since they
             // might turn off/on additional telemetry depending on whether the app is active or not
             appLifecycleService.registerListener(sessionId.timeoutHandler)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.kt b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.kt
index 89fadecc8..647cd4508 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/android/internal/services/ServiceManager.kt
@@ -55,5 +55,10 @@ interface ServiceManager : Startable {
             checkNotNull(instance) { "Services haven't been initialized" }
             return instance!!
         }
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun resetForTest() {
+            instance = null
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java
index 7ce472b6f..0c10aca6b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/android/OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
-import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentCaptor;
-import org.mockito.Captor;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 
@@ -98,11 +96,8 @@ public class OpenTelemetryRumBuilderTest {
     @Mock Application application;
     @Mock Looper looper;
     @Mock android.content.Context applicationContext;
-    @Mock Activity activity;
-    @Mock ApplicationStateListener listener;
 
     @Mock InitializationEvents initializationEvents;
-    @Captor ArgumentCaptor<Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks> activityCallbacksCaptor;
     private AutoCloseable mocks;
 
     @Before
@@ -118,6 +113,7 @@ public void tearDown() throws Exception {
         SignalFromDiskExporter.resetForTesting();
         InitializationEvents.resetForTest();
         AndroidInstrumentationLoader.resetForTest();
+        ServiceManager.resetForTest();
         mocks.close();
     }
 
@@ -171,7 +167,6 @@ public void shouldBuildLogRecordProvider() {
                         .build();
 
         OpenTelemetrySdk sdk = (OpenTelemetrySdk) openTelemetryRum.getOpenTelemetry();
-        String sessionId = openTelemetryRum.getRumSessionId();
         EventLogger eventLogger =
                 SdkEventLoggerProvider.create(sdk.getSdkLoggerProvider())
                         .get("otel.initialization.events");
@@ -444,6 +439,15 @@ public void verifyServicesAreStarted() {
         verify(serviceManager).start();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void verifyPreconfiguredServicesInitialization() {
+        OpenTelemetrySdk openTelemetrySdk = mock();
+
+        OpenTelemetryRum.builder(application, openTelemetrySdk, true).build();
+
+        assertThat(ServiceManager.get()).isNotNull();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @noinspection KotlinInternalInJava
      */