diff --git a/test/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests.csproj b/test/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests.csproj
index 448a390c02..f30b490c91 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests/Sentry.Android.AssemblyReader.Tests.csproj
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Target to ensure AndroidTestApp is restored -->
-  <Target Name="EnsureAndroidTestAppRestored" Condition="'$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' != 'android' and '$(AndroidTestAppRestored)' != 'true'">
-    <!-- Only restore once. Spawn as a separate process to escape any "no-restore" arguments to the build -->
+  <Target Name="EnsureAndroidTestAppRestored"
+          Condition="!Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\AndroidTestApp\obj\project.assets.json')">
+    <Message Importance="high" Text="Restoring AndroidTestApp via MSBuild task..." />
     <Exec Command="dotnet restore ../AndroidTestApp/AndroidTestApp.csproj --nologo" />
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <AndroidTestAppRestored>true</AndroidTestAppRestored>
-    </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
 
+  <!-- Restore exactly once: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/visualstudio/msbuild/run-target-exactly-once -->
+  <Target Name="BuildTestAPKsBeforeOuterBuild" DependsOnTargets="EnsureAndroidTestAppRestored"
+          Condition="'$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' != 'android'"
+          BeforeTargets="DispatchToInnerBuilds" />
+
   <!--  Build the Android test app in various configurations during the build of this test project. -->
-  <Target Name="BuildTestAPKs" BeforeTargets="DispatchToInnerBuilds;BeforeBuild" DependsOnTargets="EnsureAndroidTestAppRestored" Condition="'$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' != 'android'">
+  <Target Name="BuildTestAPKs" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' != 'android'">
+    <!-- Restore exactly once: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/visualstudio/msbuild/run-target-exactly-once -->
+    <MSBuild Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)" Targets="EnsureAndroidTestAppRestored" RemoveProperties="TargetFramework" />
     <MSBuild Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFile)" Targets="_InnerBuildTestAPKs" Properties="TargetFramework=net8.0-android" Condition="$(TargetFramework) == 'net8.0'" />
     <MSBuild Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFile)" Targets="_InnerBuildTestAPKs" Properties="TargetFramework=net9.0-android" Condition="$(TargetFramework) == 'net9.0'" />
   </Target>