diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx
index dd07f3889..1cef26dae 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/FlipperServerImpl.tsx
@@ -75,10 +75,8 @@ function setProcessState(settings: Settings) {
   const androidHome = settings.androidHome;
   const idbPath = settings.idbPath;
 
-  if (!process.env.ANDROID_HOME && !process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT) {
-    process.env.ANDROID_HOME = androidHome;
-    process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = androidHome;
-  }
+  process.env.ANDROID_HOME = androidHome;
+  process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = androidHome;
 
   // emulator/emulator is more reliable than tools/emulator, so prefer it if
   // it exists