diff --git a/packages/firebase_messaging/firebase_messaging/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/messaging/FlutterFirebaseMessagingBackgroundExecutor.java b/packages/firebase_messaging/firebase_messaging/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/messaging/FlutterFirebaseMessagingBackgroundExecutor.java
index 742e5a577be4..4be699cd3de2 100644
--- a/packages/firebase_messaging/firebase_messaging/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/messaging/FlutterFirebaseMessagingBackgroundExecutor.java
+++ b/packages/firebase_messaging/firebase_messaging/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/firebase/messaging/FlutterFirebaseMessagingBackgroundExecutor.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import com.google.firebase.messaging.RemoteMessage;
+import io.flutter.FlutterInjector;
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine;
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterShellArgs;
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartExecutor;
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
-
 /**
  * An background execution abstraction which handles initializing a background isolate running a
  * callback dispatcher, used to invoke Dart callbacks while backgrounded.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public void startBackgroundIsolate(long callbackHandle, FlutterShellArgs shellAr
       return;
     }
 
-    FlutterLoader loader = new FlutterLoader();
+    FlutterLoader loader = FlutterInjector.instance().flutterLoader();
     Handler mainHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
     Runnable myRunnable =
         () -> {