diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java
index a101cec0c..0cde0db9f 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ public class SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
     }
     mSharedPreferences = new HashMap<>(descriptors.size());
     for (SharedPreferencesDescriptor descriptor : descriptors) {
-      SharedPreferences preferences =
-          context.getSharedPreferences(descriptor.name, descriptor.mode);
+      SharedPreferences preferences = descriptor.getSharedPreferences(context);
       preferences.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(onSharedPreferenceChangeListener);
       mSharedPreferences.put(preferences, descriptor);
     }
@@ -252,5 +251,9 @@ public class SharedPreferencesFlipperPlugin implements FlipperPlugin {
       this.name = name;
       this.mode = mode;
     }
+
+    public SharedPreferences getSharedPreferences(Context context) {
+      return context.getSharedPreferences(name, mode);
+    }
   }
 }