diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/NativeHttpClientAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/NativeHttpClientAdapter.java
index 527d5bed..ae466cfc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/NativeHttpClientAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/NativeHttpClientAdapter.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ protected byte[] request(HttpURLConnection connection, byte[] body, Map<String,
             // This is a known bug in Android 7.0; it was fixed by this change which went into Android 7.1:
             // https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/271775/
             // https://github.com/square/okhttp/issues/3245
-            throw new IOException(e);
+            throw new IOException("This is a known bug in Android 7.0; it was fixed by this change which went into Android 7.1: " + e.getMessage());
         }
 
         int code = 0;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/YalpStoreApplication.java b/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/YalpStoreApplication.java
index 4a7910c0..2bc39d21 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/YalpStoreApplication.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/yeriomin/yalpstore/YalpStoreApplication.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void clearPendingUpdates() {
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
-        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD) {
             StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().detectAll().permitDiskReads().penaltyLog().build());
             StrictMode.setVmPolicy(new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder().detectAll().penaltyLog().build());
         }