diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 833b4269b..de6371f4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ jobs:
           # The Android emulator is currently only available on macos, see:
           # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/ecosystems/android?view=azure-devops#test-on-the-android-emulator
           - name: Android (old API/NDK)
-            os: macOs-latest
+            os: macOs-12
             ANDROID_API: 16
             ANDROID_NDK: 20.1.5948944
             ANDROID_ARCH: x86
           - name: Android (new API/NDK)
-            os: macOs-latest
-            ANDROID_API: 32
-            ANDROID_NDK: 25.0.8775105
+            os: macOs-12
+            ANDROID_API: 34
+            ANDROID_NDK: 26.1.10909125
             ANDROID_ARCH: x86_64
 
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
diff --git a/scripts/start-android.sh b/scripts/start-android.sh
index 6b7fecb5d..02b4cc306 100755
--- a/scripts/start-android.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-android.sh
@@ -3,21 +3,34 @@
 # Adapted from:
 # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/ecosystems/android?view=azure-devops#test-on-the-android-emulator
 
+echo "java version:"
+java -version
+echo "javac version"
+javac -version
+echo "PATH: $PATH"
+
 ARCH=${ANDROID_ARCH:-"x86"}
 API_LEVEL=${ANDROID_API:-"29"}
 AVD_EMULATOR_NAME="sentry_android_${ARCH}"
 IMAGE=${ANDROID_IMAGE:-"system-images;android-${API_LEVEL};google_apis;${ARCH}"}
 
 # Create an Android Virtual Device
+echo "Create Test AVDs with..."
+echo "ARCH = $ARCH"
+echo "API_LEVEL = $API_LEVEL"
+echo "AVD_EMULATOR_NAME = $AVD_EMULATOR_NAME"
+echo "IMAGE = $IMAGE"
 echo "no" | $ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/avdmanager create avd -n $AVD_EMULATOR_NAME -k "$IMAGE" --force
 
+echo "List available AVDs..."
 $ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -list-avds
 
-echo "Starting emulator..."
-
 # Start emulator in background
+echo "Starting emulator..."
 nohup $ANDROID_HOME/emulator/emulator -avd $AVD_EMULATOR_NAME -no-snapshot > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+echo "Wait for emulator availability..."
 $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb wait-for-device shell 'ls'
+echo "Verify emulator devices as running..."
 $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb devices
 
 echo "Emulator started."