diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 614a94f..2693272 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@
 
         mAvoidBadWifiTracker = createAvoidBadWifiTracker(
                 mContext, mHandler, () -> rematchForAvoidBadWifiUpdate());
+        mAvoidBadWifiTracker.start();
     }
 
     private NetworkRequest createInternetRequestForTransport(
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpManager.java b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpManager.java
index 39f14e5..58b2dec 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpManager.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpManager.java
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@
         mCallback = new LoggingCallbackWrapper(callback);
         mNwService = nwService;
 
+        mLocalLog = new LocalLog(MAX_LOG_RECORDS);
+        mMsgStateLogger = new MessageHandlingLogger();
+
         mNetlinkTracker = new NetlinkTracker(
                 mInterfaceName,
                 new NetlinkTracker.Callback() {
@@ -451,48 +454,79 @@
                 super.interfaceAdded(iface);
                 if (mClatInterfaceName.equals(iface)) {
                     mCallback.setNeighborDiscoveryOffload(false);
+                } else if (!mInterfaceName.equals(iface)) {
+                    return;
                 }
+
+                final String msg = "interfaceAdded(" + iface +")";
+                logMsg(msg);
             }
 
             @Override
             public void interfaceRemoved(String iface) {
                 super.interfaceRemoved(iface);
+                // TODO: Also observe mInterfaceName going down and take some
+                // kind of appropriate action.
                 if (mClatInterfaceName.equals(iface)) {
                     // TODO: consider sending a message to the IpManager main
                     // StateMachine thread, in case "NDO enabled" state becomes
                     // tied to more things that 464xlat operation.
                     mCallback.setNeighborDiscoveryOffload(true);
+                } else if (!mInterfaceName.equals(iface)) {
+                    return;
                 }
+
+                final String msg = "interfaceRemoved(" + iface +")";
+                logMsg(msg);
+            }
+
+            private void logMsg(String msg) {
+                Log.d(mTag, msg);
+                getHandler().post(() -> { mLocalLog.log("OBSERVED " + msg); });
             }
         };
 
-        try {
-            mNwService.registerObserver(mNetlinkTracker);
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            Log.e(mTag, "Couldn't register NetlinkTracker: " + e.toString());
-        }
+        mLinkProperties = new LinkProperties();
+        mLinkProperties.setInterfaceName(mInterfaceName);
 
-        mAvoidBadWifiTracker = new AvoidBadWifiTracker(mContext, getHandler());
-
-        resetLinkProperties();
+        mAvoidBadWifiTracker = new AvoidBadWifiTracker(mContext, getHandler(),
+                () -> { mLocalLog.log("OBSERVED AvoidBadWifi changed"); });
 
         mProvisioningTimeoutAlarm = new WakeupMessage(mContext, getHandler(),
                 mTag + ".EVENT_PROVISIONING_TIMEOUT", EVENT_PROVISIONING_TIMEOUT);
         mDhcpActionTimeoutAlarm = new WakeupMessage(mContext, getHandler(),
                 mTag + ".EVENT_DHCPACTION_TIMEOUT", EVENT_DHCPACTION_TIMEOUT);
 
-        // Super simple StateMachine.
+        // Anything the StateMachine may access must have been instantiated
+        // before this point.
+        configureAndStartStateMachine();
+
+        // Anything that may send messages to the StateMachine must only be
+        // configured to do so after the StateMachine has started (above).
+        startStateMachineUpdaters();
+    }
+
+    private void configureAndStartStateMachine() {
         addState(mStoppedState);
         addState(mStartedState);
             addState(mRunningState, mStartedState);
         addState(mStoppingState);
 
         setInitialState(mStoppedState);
-        mLocalLog = new LocalLog(MAX_LOG_RECORDS);
-        mMsgStateLogger = new MessageHandlingLogger();
+
         super.start();
     }
 
+    private void startStateMachineUpdaters() {
+        try {
+            mNwService.registerObserver(mNetlinkTracker);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.e(mTag, "Couldn't register NetlinkTracker: " + e.toString());
+        }
+
+        mAvoidBadWifiTracker.start();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onQuitting() {
         mCallback.onQuit();
@@ -501,6 +535,7 @@
     // Shut down this IpManager instance altogether.
     public void shutdown() {
         stop();
+        mAvoidBadWifiTracker.shutdown();
         quit();
     }
 
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/util/AvoidBadWifiTracker.java b/services/net/java/android/net/util/AvoidBadWifiTracker.java
index c14e811..2abaeb1 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/util/AvoidBadWifiTracker.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/util/AvoidBadWifiTracker.java
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@
     private final Context mContext;
     private final Handler mHandler;
     private final Runnable mReevaluateRunnable;
+    private final Uri mUri;
+    private final ContentResolver mResolver;
     private final SettingObserver mSettingObserver;
+    private final BroadcastReceiver mBroadcastReceiver;
+
     private volatile boolean mAvoidBadWifi = true;
 
     public AvoidBadWifiTracker(Context ctx, Handler handler) {
@@ -68,19 +72,36 @@
         mContext = ctx;
         mHandler = handler;
         mReevaluateRunnable = () -> { if (update() && cb != null) cb.run(); };
+        mUri = Settings.Global.getUriFor(NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
+        mResolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
         mSettingObserver = new SettingObserver();
-
-        final IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
-        intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED);
-        mContext.registerReceiverAsUser(new BroadcastReceiver() {
+        mBroadcastReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
+            @Override
             public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
                 reevaluate();
             }
-        }, UserHandle.ALL, intentFilter, null, null);
+        };
 
         update();
     }
 
+    public void start() {
+        mResolver.registerContentObserver(mUri, false, mSettingObserver);
+
+        final IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
+        intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED);
+        mContext.registerReceiverAsUser(
+                mBroadcastReceiver, UserHandle.ALL, intentFilter, null, null);
+
+        reevaluate();
+    }
+
+    public void shutdown() {
+        mResolver.unregisterContentObserver(mSettingObserver);
+
+        mContext.unregisterReceiver(mBroadcastReceiver);
+    }
+
     public boolean currentValue() {
         return mAvoidBadWifi;
     }
@@ -100,8 +121,7 @@
     }
 
     public String getSettingsValue() {
-        final ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
-        return Settings.Global.getString(resolver, NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
+        return Settings.Global.getString(mResolver, NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -117,12 +137,8 @@
     }
 
     private class SettingObserver extends ContentObserver {
-        private final Uri mUri = Settings.Global.getUriFor(NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
-
         public SettingObserver() {
             super(null);
-            final ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
-            resolver.registerContentObserver(mUri, false, this);
         }
 
         @Override