diff --git a/talk/examples/android/src/org/appspot/apprtc/PeerConnectionClient.java b/talk/examples/android/src/org/appspot/apprtc/PeerConnectionClient.java
index 46354c9af..04517c0d9 100644
--- a/talk/examples/android/src/org/appspot/apprtc/PeerConnectionClient.java
+++ b/talk/examples/android/src/org/appspot/apprtc/PeerConnectionClient.java
@@ -330,9 +330,16 @@ public class PeerConnectionClient {
       events.onPeerConnectionError("Failed to initializeAndroidGlobals");
     }
     factory = new PeerConnectionFactory();
+    configureFactory(factory);
     Log.d(TAG, "Peer connection factory created.");
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Hook where tests can provide additional configuration for the factory.
+   */
+  protected void configureFactory(PeerConnectionFactory factory) {
+  }
+
   private void createPeerConnectionInternal() {
     if (factory == null || isError) {
       Log.e(TAG, "Peerconnection factory is not created");
diff --git a/talk/examples/androidtests/src/org/appspot/apprtc/test/PeerConnectionClientTest.java b/talk/examples/androidtests/src/org/appspot/apprtc/test/PeerConnectionClientTest.java
index 487c031b6..55e8bdf12 100644
--- a/talk/examples/androidtests/src/org/appspot/apprtc/test/PeerConnectionClientTest.java
+++ b/talk/examples/androidtests/src/org/appspot/apprtc/test/PeerConnectionClientTest.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.appspot.apprtc.util.LooperExecutor;
 import org.webrtc.IceCandidate;
 import org.webrtc.MediaConstraints;
 import org.webrtc.PeerConnection;
+import org.webrtc.PeerConnectionFactory;
 import org.webrtc.SessionDescription;
 import org.webrtc.StatsReport;
 import org.webrtc.VideoRenderer;
@@ -123,6 +124,17 @@ public class PeerConnectionClientTest extends InstrumentationTestCase
     }
   }
 
+  // Test instance of the PeerConnectionClient class that overrides the options
+  // for the factory so we can run the test without an Internet connection.
+  class TestPeerConnectionClient extends PeerConnectionClient {
+    protected void configureFactory(PeerConnectionFactory factory) {
+      PeerConnectionFactory.Options options =
+          new PeerConnectionFactory.Options();
+      options.networkIgnoreMask = 0;
+      factory.setOptions(options);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Peer connection events implementation.
   @Override
   public void onLocalDescription(SessionDescription sdp) {
@@ -259,7 +271,7 @@ public class PeerConnectionClientTest extends InstrumentationTestCase
             0, 0, 0, 0, videoCodec, true, // video codec parameters.
             0, "OPUS", true); // audio codec parameters.
 
-    PeerConnectionClient client = new PeerConnectionClient();
+    PeerConnectionClient client = new TestPeerConnectionClient();
     client.createPeerConnectionFactory(
         getInstrumentation().getContext(), null,
         peerConnectionParameters, this);