diff --git a/mastodon/build.gradle b/mastodon/build.gradle
index 5a523fa98..8e4d9ba69 100644
--- a/mastodon/build.gradle
+++ b/mastodon/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ android {
 		applicationId "org.joinmastodon.android"
 		minSdk 23
 		targetSdk 31
-		versionCode 2
+		versionCode 3
 		versionName "0.1"
 	}
 
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ android {
 			debuggable true
 		}
 		appcenterPrivateBeta{
-			initWith debug
+			initWith release
+			minifyEnabled false
 			versionNameSuffix "-priv-beta"
 		}
 		appcenterPublicBeta{
diff --git a/mastodon/src/appcenter/java/org/joinmastodon/android/AppCenterWrapper.java b/mastodon/src/appcenter/java/org/joinmastodon/android/AppCenterWrapper.java
index f6ef2dd40..e027da17c 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/appcenter/java/org/joinmastodon/android/AppCenterWrapper.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/appcenter/java/org/joinmastodon/android/AppCenterWrapper.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ public class AppCenterWrapper{
 	private static final String TAG="AppCenterWrapper";
 
 	public static void init(Application app){
+		if(AppCenter.isConfigured())
+			return;
 		Log.i(TAG, "initializing AppCenter SDK, build type is "+BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE);
 
 		if(BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE.equals("appcenterPrivateBeta"))
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java
index e4292315f..d736f0438 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package org.joinmastodon.android;
 
+import android.app.Application;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.session.AccountSessionManager;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.fragments.HomeFragment;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.fragments.SplashFragment;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import me.grishka.appkit.FragmentStackActivity;
 
@@ -26,5 +29,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends FragmentStackActivity{
 				showFragmentClearingBackStack(fragment);
 			}
 		}
+
+		if(BuildConfig.BUILD_TYPE.startsWith("appcenter")){
+			// Call the appcenter SDK wrapper through reflection because it is only present in beta builds
+			try{
+				Class.forName("org.joinmastodon.android.AppCenterWrapper").getMethod("init", Application.class).invoke(null, getApplication());
+			}catch(ClassNotFoundException|NoSuchMethodException|IllegalAccessException|InvocationTargetException ignore){}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java
index f281a69bb..52c139022 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/MastodonApp.java
@@ -23,10 +23,5 @@ public class MastodonApp extends Application{
 		ImageCache.setParams(params);
 		NetworkUtils.setUserAgent("MastodonAndroid/"+BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME);
 		context=getApplicationContext();
-
-		// Call the appcenter SDK wrapper through reflection because it is only present in beta builds
-		try{
-			Class.forName("org.joinmastodon.android.AppCenterWrapper").getMethod("init", Application.class).invoke(null, this);
-		}catch(ClassNotFoundException|NoSuchMethodException|IllegalAccessException|InvocationTargetException ignore){}
 	}
 }