diff --git a/mobile/android/base/sync/repositories/android/RepoUtils.java b/mobile/android/base/sync/repositories/android/RepoUtils.java
index 4bb6f7440d1..2e29e0616a0 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/sync/repositories/android/RepoUtils.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/sync/repositories/android/RepoUtils.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.repositories.domain.PasswordRecord;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
 import android.net.Uri;
 
 public class RepoUtils {
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ public class RepoUtils {
       return this.query(null, projection, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder);
     }
 
+    // For ContentProvider queries.
     public Cursor query(String label, String[] projection, String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder) {
       String logLabel = (label == null) ? this.tag : this.tag + label;
       long queryStart = android.os.SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
@@ -174,6 +176,17 @@ public class RepoUtils {
       return c;
     }
 
+    // For SQLiteOpenHelper queries.
+    public Cursor query(SQLiteDatabase db, String label, String table, String[] columns,
+        String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String groupBy, String having, String orderBy, String limit) {
+      String logLabel = (label == null) ? this.tag : this.tag + label;
+      long queryStart = android.os.SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+      Cursor c = db.query(table, columns, selection, selectionArgs, groupBy, having, orderBy, limit);
+      long queryEnd   = android.os.SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+      RepoUtils.queryTimeLogger(logLabel, queryStart, queryEnd);
+      return c;
+    }
+
     public Cursor safeQuery(String label, String[] projection, String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String sortOrder) throws NullCursorException {
       Cursor c = this.query(label, projection, selection, selectionArgs, sortOrder);
       if (c == null) {
@@ -182,6 +195,17 @@ public class RepoUtils {
       }
       return c;
     }
+
+    public Cursor safeQuery(SQLiteDatabase db, String label, String table, String[] columns,
+        String selection, String[] selectionArgs, String groupBy, String having, String orderBy, String limit) throws NullCursorException  {
+      Cursor c = this.query(db, label, table, columns, selection, selectionArgs,
+          groupBy, having, orderBy, limit);
+      if (c == null) {
+        Logger.error(tag, "Got null cursor exception in " + tag + ((label == null) ? "" : label));
+        throw new NullCursorException(null);
+      }
+      return c;
+    }
   }
 
   public static String getStringFromCursor(Cursor cur, String colId) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/sync/setup/activities/AccountActivity.java b/mobile/android/base/sync/setup/activities/AccountActivity.java
index 4effd15bd06..dadca4a907f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/sync/setup/activities/AccountActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/sync/setup/activities/AccountActivity.java
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ public class AccountActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
                                      AccountManager accountManager,
                                      String username,
                                      String syncKey,
-                                     String password, String serverURL) {
+                                     String password,
+                                     String serverURL) {
 
     final Account account = new Account(username, Constants.ACCOUNTTYPE_SYNC);
     final Bundle userbundle = new Bundle();
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
     Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Adding account for " + Constants.ACCOUNTTYPE_SYNC);
     boolean result = accountManager.addAccountExplicitly(account, password, userbundle);
 
-    Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Account: " + account.toString() + " added successfully? " + result);
+    Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Account: " + account + " added successfully? " + result);
     if (!result) {
       Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Error adding account!");
     }
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ public class AccountActivity extends AccountAuthenticatorActivity {
     // Set components to sync (default: all).
     ContentResolver.setMasterSyncAutomatically(true);
     ContentResolver.setSyncAutomatically(account, Authorities.BROWSER_AUTHORITY, true);
+    ContentResolver.setIsSyncable(account, Authorities.BROWSER_AUTHORITY, 1);
 
     // TODO: add other ContentProviders as needed (e.g. passwords)
     // TODO: for each, also add to res/xml to make visible in account settings