diff --git a/src/platform/android/java/chip/platform/NsdServiceFinderAndResolver.java b/src/platform/android/java/chip/platform/NsdServiceFinderAndResolver.java
index 743c1b97e19602..7ee8f979e5ac33 100644
--- a/src/platform/android/java/chip/platform/NsdServiceFinderAndResolver.java
+++ b/src/platform/android/java/chip/platform/NsdServiceFinderAndResolver.java
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@ public void onResolveFailed(NsdServiceInfo serviceInfo, int errorCode) {
                 "Failed to resolve service '" + serviceInfo.getServiceName() + "': " + errorCode);
             chipMdnsCallback.handleServiceResolve(
                 serviceInfo.getServiceName(),
-                serviceInfo.getServiceType(),
+                // Use the target service info since the resolved service info sometimes appends a
+                // "." at the front likely because it is trying to strip the service name out of it
+                // and something is missed.
+                // The target service info service type should be effectively the same as the
+                // resolved service info.
+                NsdServiceFinderAndResolver.this.targetServiceInfo.getServiceType(),
                 null,
                 null,
                 0,
@@ -157,11 +162,18 @@ public void onServiceResolved(NsdServiceInfo serviceInfo) {
                 "Resolved service '"
                     + serviceInfo.getServiceName()
                     + "' to "
-                    + serviceInfo.getHost());
+                    + serviceInfo.getHost()
+                    + ", type : "
+                    + serviceInfo.getServiceType());
             // TODO: Find out if DNS-SD results for Android should contain interface ID
             chipMdnsCallback.handleServiceResolve(
                 serviceInfo.getServiceName(),
-                serviceInfo.getServiceType(),
+                // Use the target service info since the resolved service info sometimes appends a
+                // "." at the front likely because it is trying to strip the service name out of it
+                // and something is missed.
+                // The target service info service type should be effectively the same as the
+                // resolved service info.
+                NsdServiceFinderAndResolver.this.targetServiceInfo.getServiceType(),
                 serviceInfo.getHost().getHostName(),
                 serviceInfo.getHost().getHostAddress(),
                 serviceInfo.getPort(),