diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index bf915ed7f..3d4165dd2 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class _AvesAppState extends State<AvesApp> {
                   : 'debug');
     });
     await settings.init();
+    await settings.initCrashlytics();
   }
 
   void _onNewIntent() {
diff --git a/lib/model/settings/settings.dart b/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
index 8c5e1c808..b4fd396da 100644
--- a/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/model/settings/settings.dart
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ class Settings extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   Future<void> init() async {
     _prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
-    await _setupCrashlytics();
   }
 
-  Future<void> _setupCrashlytics() async {
+  // Crashlytics initialization is separated from the main settings initialization
+  // to allow settings customization without Firebase context (e.g. before a Flutter Driver test)
+  Future<void> initCrashlytics() async {
     await Firebase.app().setAutomaticDataCollectionEnabled(isCrashlyticsEnabled);
     await FirebaseCrashlytics.instance.setCrashlyticsCollectionEnabled(isCrashlyticsEnabled);
   }
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ class Settings extends ChangeNotifier {
 
   set isCrashlyticsEnabled(bool newValue) {
     setAndNotify(isCrashlyticsEnabledKey, newValue);
-    unawaited(_setupCrashlytics());
+    unawaited(initCrashlytics());
   }
 
   bool get mustBackTwiceToExit => getBoolOrDefault(mustBackTwiceToExitKey, true);
diff --git a/test_driver/app.dart b/test_driver/app.dart
index bdcefcfd7..75f37bf9c 100644
--- a/test_driver/app.dart
+++ b/test_driver/app.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:aves/main.dart' as app;
+import 'package:aves/model/settings/screen_on.dart';
+import 'package:aves/model/settings/settings.dart';
 import 'package:aves/services/android_file_service.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_driver/driver_extension.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
@@ -14,5 +16,12 @@ void main() {
   // because `MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE` intent got deprecated in API 29
   unawaited(AndroidFileService.scanFile(path.join(targetPicturesDir, 'ipse.jpg'), 'image/jpeg'));
 
+  configureAndLaunch();
+}
+
+Future<void> configureAndLaunch() async {
+  await settings.init();
+  settings.keepScreenOn = KeepScreenOn.always;
+
   app.main();
 }
diff --git a/test_driver/app_test.dart b/test_driver/app_test.dart
index d096e431a..2501488e4 100644
--- a/test_driver/app_test.dart
+++ b/test_driver/app_test.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import 'utils/driver_extension.dart';
 FlutterDriver driver;
 
 void main() {
-  group('Aves app', () {
+  group('[Aves app]', () {
     print('adb=${[adb, ...adbDeviceParam].join(' ')}');
 
     setUpAll(() async {
@@ -60,19 +60,6 @@ void agreeToTerms() {
   });
 }
 
-void groupCollection() {
-  test('[collection] group', () async {
-    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey('appbar-menu-button'));
-    await driver.waitUntilNoTransientCallbacks();
-
-    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey('menu-group'));
-    await driver.waitUntilNoTransientCallbacks();
-
-    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey(EntryGroupFactor.album.toString()));
-    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey('apply-button'));
-  });
-}
-
 void sortCollection() {
   test('[collection] sort', () async {
     await driver.tap(find.byValueKey('appbar-menu-button'));
@@ -82,7 +69,18 @@ void sortCollection() {
     await driver.waitUntilNoTransientCallbacks();
 
     await driver.tap(find.byValueKey(EntrySortFactor.date.toString()));
-    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey('apply-button'));
+  });
+}
+
+void groupCollection() {
+  test('[collection] group', () async {
+    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey('appbar-menu-button'));
+    await driver.waitUntilNoTransientCallbacks();
+
+    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey('menu-group'));
+    await driver.waitUntilNoTransientCallbacks();
+
+    await driver.tap(find.byValueKey(EntryGroupFactor.album.toString()));
   });
 }