diff --git a/android/capacitor-cordova/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/cordova/CordovaPlugin.java b/android/capacitor-cordova/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/cordova/CordovaPlugin.java
index 5fe4e74b5..0f42d5aae 100644
--- a/android/capacitor-cordova/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/cordova/CordovaPlugin.java
+++ b/android/capacitor-cordova/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/cordova/CordovaPlugin.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
+import com.getcapacitor.CordovaBridgeConfig;
 import com.getcapacitor.Logger;
 import com.getcapacitor.Plugin;
 import com.getcapacitor.annotation.CapacitorPlugin;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
 import org.json.JSONException;
 
 @CapacitorPlugin(name = "__CordovaPlugin")
-public class CordovaPlugin extends Plugin {
+public class CordovaPlugin extends Plugin implements CordovaBridgeConfig {
 
     private MockCordovaInterfaceImpl cordovaInterface;
     private CordovaWebView webView;
@@ -83,16 +84,13 @@ protected void handleRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String[] permissi
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean hasPermission(String permission) {
-        if (permission.equals("DisableDeploy")) {
-            return preferences.getBoolean(permission, false);
-        }
-
-        if (permission.equals("KeepRunning")) {
-            return preferences.getBoolean(permission, true);
-        }
+    public boolean shouldKeepRunning() {
+        return preferences.getBoolean("KeepRunning", true);
+    }
 
-        return false;
+    @Override
+    public boolean isDeployDisabled() {
+        return preferences.getBoolean("DisableDeploy", false);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
index 00dd89d60..171d4b6d1 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/Bridge.java
@@ -379,22 +379,20 @@ private Plugin cordova() {
         return null;
     }
 
-    public boolean isDeployDisabled() {
+    public boolean shouldKeepRunning() {
         Plugin cordova = this.cordova();
-        if (cordova != null) {
-            return cordova.hasPermission("DisableDeploy");
-        } else {
-            return false;
+        if (cordova instanceof CordovaBridgeConfig) {
+            return ((CordovaBridgeConfig) cordova).shouldKeepRunning();
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    public boolean shouldKeepRunning() {
+    public boolean isDeployDisabled() {
         Plugin cordova = this.cordova();
-        if (cordova != null) {
-            return cordova.hasPermission("KeepRunning");
-        } else {
-            return false;
+        if (cordova instanceof CordovaBridgeConfig) {
+            return ((CordovaBridgeConfig) cordova).isDeployDisabled();
         }
+        return false;
     }
 
     public void handleAppUrlLoadError(Exception ex) {
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/CordovaBridgeConfig.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/CordovaBridgeConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..784062aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/CordovaBridgeConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.getcapacitor;
+
+public interface CordovaBridgeConfig {
+    boolean isDeployDisabled();
+    boolean shouldKeepRunning();
+}