diff --git a/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigAutoFetch.java b/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigAutoFetch.java
index 6607a822011..05c46679c03 100644
--- a/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigAutoFetch.java
+++ b/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigAutoFetch.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -248,15 +249,16 @@ private void autoFetch(int remainingAttempts, long targetVersion) {
 
     // Randomize fetch to occur between 0 - 4 seconds.
     int timeTillFetch = random.nextInt(4);
-    scheduledExecutorService.schedule(
-        new Runnable() {
-          @Override
-          public void run() {
-            fetchLatestConfig(remainingAttempts, targetVersion);
-          }
-        },
-        timeTillFetch,
-        TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    ScheduledFuture<?> unused =
+        scheduledExecutorService.schedule(
+            new Runnable() {
+              @Override
+              public void run() {
+                Task<Void> unused = fetchLatestConfig(remainingAttempts, targetVersion);
+              }
+            },
+            timeTillFetch,
+            TimeUnit.SECONDS);
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting
diff --git a/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigRealtimeHttpClient.java b/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigRealtimeHttpClient.java
index 552508dda16..709702311f9 100644
--- a/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigRealtimeHttpClient.java
+++ b/firebase-config/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/remoteconfig/internal/ConfigRealtimeHttpClient.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -381,15 +382,16 @@ private synchronized void makeRealtimeHttpConnection(long retryMilliseconds) {
 
     if (httpRetriesRemaining > 0) {
       httpRetriesRemaining--;
-      scheduledExecutorService.schedule(
-          new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-              beginRealtimeHttpStream();
-            }
-          },
-          retryMilliseconds,
-          TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+      ScheduledFuture<?> unused =
+          scheduledExecutorService.schedule(
+              new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                  beginRealtimeHttpStream();
+                }
+              },
+              retryMilliseconds,
+              TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     } else if (!isInBackground) {
       propagateErrors(
           new FirebaseRemoteConfigClientException(