diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c5dc2fd..2abcb4a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
@@ -16,6 +17,18 @@
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         android:theme="@style/Theme.Ledga">
 
+        <!-- Remove default WorkManager initializer (using Hilt custom init) -->
+        <provider
+            android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
+            android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"
+            android:exported="false"
+            tools:node="merge">
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="androidx.work.WorkManagerInitializer"
+                android:value="androidx.startup"
+                tools:node="remove" />
+        </provider>
+
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:exported="true"