diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitor.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitor.java
index f04a0ad718..d49c8503e0 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitor.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitor.java
@@ -26,16 +26,7 @@ final class DefaultConnectivityMonitor implements ConnectivityMonitor {
     @Override
     public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
       boolean wasConnected = isConnected;
-      try {
-        isConnected = isConnected(context);
-      } catch (SecurityException e) {
-        // See #1405.
-        if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.WARN)) {
-          Log.w(TAG, "Failed to determine connectivity status when connectivity changed", e);
-        }
-        // Default to true;
-        isConnected = true;
-      }
+      isConnected = isConnected(context);
       if (wasConnected != isConnected) {
         if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.DEBUG)) {
           Log.d(TAG, "connectivity changed, isConnected: " + isConnected);
@@ -56,14 +47,15 @@ private void register() {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Initialize isConnected.
+    isConnected = isConnected(context);
     try {
       // See #1405
-      isConnected = isConnected(context);
       context.registerReceiver(connectivityReceiver,
           new IntentFilter(ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION));
       isRegistered = true;
     } catch (SecurityException e) {
-      // See #1417.
+      // See #1417, registering the receiver can throw SecurityException.
       if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.WARN)) {
         Log.w(TAG, "Failed to register", e);
       }
@@ -85,9 +77,21 @@ private void unregister() {
   @SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
   boolean isConnected(Context context) {
     ConnectivityManager connectivityManager =
-        (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
-    NetworkInfo networkInfo =
-        Preconditions.checkNotNull(connectivityManager).getActiveNetworkInfo();
+        Preconditions.checkNotNull(
+            (ConnectivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE));
+    NetworkInfo networkInfo;
+    try {
+      networkInfo = connectivityManager.getActiveNetworkInfo();
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+      // #1405 shows that this throws a SecurityException.
+      // b/70869360 shows that this throws NullPointerException on APIs 22, 23, and 24.
+      // b/70869360 also shows that this throws RuntimeException on API 24 and 25.
+      if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.WARN)) {
+        Log.w(TAG, "Failed to determine connectivity status when connectivity changed", e);
+      }
+      // Default to true;
+      return true;
+    }
     return networkInfo != null && networkInfo.isConnected();
   }
 
diff --git a/library/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitorTest.java b/library/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitorTest.java
index 4504f9df31..79ebb79ce8 100644
--- a/library/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitorTest.java
+++ b/library/src/test/java/com/bumptech/glide/manager/DefaultConnectivityMonitorTest.java
@@ -125,15 +125,6 @@ public void register_withMissingPermission_doesNotThrow() {
     monitor.onStart();
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void register_withMissingPermission_doesNotRegisterReceiver() {
-    harness.shadowConnectivityManager.isNetworkPermissionGranted = false;
-
-    monitor.onStart();
-
-    assertThat(getConnectivityReceivers()).isEmpty();
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void onReceive_withMissingPermission_doesNotThrow() {
     monitor.onStart();