diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src-debug/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src-debug/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt
index 3360c96..aef8371 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src-debug/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src-debug/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     val knownFlags: Map<String, Flag<*>>
         get() {
             // We need to access Flags in order to initialize our map.
-            assert(flagMap.contains(Flags.TEAMFOOD.name)) { "Where is teamfood?" }
+            assert(flagMap.contains(Flags.NULL_FLAG.name)) { "Where is the null flag?" }
             return flagMap
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src-release/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src-release/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt
index 75465c2..f4b4296 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src-release/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src-release/com/android/systemui/flags/FlagsFactory.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     val knownFlags: Map<String, Flag<*>>
         get() {
             // We need to access Flags in order to initialize our map.
-            assert(flagMap.contains(Flags.TEAMFOOD.name)) { "Where is teamfood?" }
+            assert(flagMap.contains(Flags.NULL_FLAG.name)) { "Where is the null flag?" }
             return flagMap
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebug.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebug.java
index 6bbd40c..14db14e 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebug.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebug.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.android.systemui.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main;
 import com.android.systemui.util.settings.GlobalSettings;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
     private final Map<String, Boolean> mBooleanFlagCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private final Map<String, String> mStringFlagCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private final Map<String, Integer> mIntFlagCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    private final FeatureFlags mGantryFlags;
     private final Restarter mRestarter;
 
     private final ServerFlagReader.ChangeListener mOnPropertiesChanged =
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@
             @Main Resources resources,
             ServerFlagReader serverFlagReader,
             @Named(ALL_FLAGS) Map<String, Flag<?>> allFlags,
+            FeatureFlags gantryFlags,
             Restarter restarter) {
         mFlagManager = flagManager;
         mContext = context;
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@
         mSystemProperties = systemProperties;
         mServerFlagReader = serverFlagReader;
         mAllFlags = allFlags;
+        mGantryFlags = gantryFlags;
         mRestarter = restarter;
     }
 
@@ -260,9 +264,8 @@
         if (!hasServerOverride
                 && !defaultValue
                 && result == null
-                && !flag.getName().equals(Flags.TEAMFOOD.getName())
                 && flag.getTeamfood()) {
-            return isEnabled(Flags.TEAMFOOD);
+            return mGantryFlags.sysuiTeamfood();
         }
 
         return result == null ? mServerFlagReader.readServerOverride(
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@
     @Override
     public void dump(@NonNull PrintWriter pw, @NonNull String[] args) {
         pw.println("can override: true");
-
+        pw.println("teamfood: " + mGantryFlags.sysuiTeamfood());
         pw.println("booleans: " + mBooleanFlagCache.size());
         // Sort our flags for dumping
         TreeMap<String, Boolean> dumpBooleanMap = new TreeMap<>(mBooleanFlagCache);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
index 74ee206..63f1dda 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
  * See [FeatureFlagsClassicDebug] for instructions on flipping the flags via adb.
  */
 object Flags {
-    @JvmField val TEAMFOOD = unreleasedFlag("teamfood")
+    // IGNORE ME!
+    // Because flags are static, we need an ever-present flag to reference in some of the internal
+    // code that ensure that other flags are referenced and available.
+    @JvmField val NULL_FLAG = unreleasedFlag("null_flag")
 
     // 100 - notification
     // TODO(b/297792660): Tracking Bug
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FakeFeatureFlagsTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FakeFeatureFlagsTest.kt
index 37c70d8..2bd2bff 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FakeFeatureFlagsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FakeFeatureFlagsTest.kt
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
     fun accessingUnspecifiedFlags_throwsException() {
         val flags: FeatureFlags = FakeFeatureFlags()
         try {
-            assertThat(flags.isEnabled(Flags.TEAMFOOD)).isFalse()
+            assertThat(flags.isEnabled(Flags.NULL_FLAG)).isFalse()
             fail("Expected an exception when accessing an unspecified flag.")
         } catch (ex: IllegalStateException) {
-            assertThat(ex.message).contains("UNKNOWN(teamfood)")
+            assertThat(ex.message).contains("UNKNOWN(null_flag)")
         }
         try {
             assertThat(flags.isEnabled(unreleasedFlag)).isFalse()
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebugTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebugTest.kt
index 14c5ec0..8d8bc6d0 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebugTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsClassicDebugTest.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import android.content.res.Resources
 import android.content.res.Resources.NotFoundException
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.SmallTest
+import com.android.systemui.FakeFeatureFlagsImpl
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
 import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.any
 import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.eq
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
     private lateinit var broadcastReceiver: BroadcastReceiver
     private lateinit var clearCacheAction: Consumer<String>
     private val serverFlagReader = ServerFlagReaderFake()
+    private val fakeGantryFlags = FakeFeatureFlagsImpl()
 
     private val teamfoodableFlagA = UnreleasedFlag(name = "a", namespace = "test", teamfood = true)
     private val teamfoodableFlagB = ReleasedFlag(name = "b", namespace = "test", teamfood = true)
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@
     @Before
     fun setup() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
-        flagMap.put(Flags.TEAMFOOD.name, Flags.TEAMFOOD)
+        fakeGantryFlags.setFlag("com.android.systemui.sysui_teamfood", false)
         flagMap.put(teamfoodableFlagA.name, teamfoodableFlagA)
         flagMap.put(teamfoodableFlagB.name, teamfoodableFlagB)
         mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug =
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@
                 resources,
                 serverFlagReader,
                 flagMap,
+                fakeGantryFlags,
                 restarter
             )
         mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug.init()
@@ -122,8 +125,6 @@
 
     @Test
     fun teamFoodFlag_False() {
-        whenever(flagManager.readFlagValue<Boolean>(eq(Flags.TEAMFOOD.name), any()))
-            .thenReturn(false)
         assertThat(mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug.isEnabled(teamfoodableFlagA)).isFalse()
         assertThat(mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug.isEnabled(teamfoodableFlagB)).isTrue()
 
@@ -134,8 +135,7 @@
 
     @Test
     fun teamFoodFlag_True() {
-        whenever(flagManager.readFlagValue<Boolean>(eq(Flags.TEAMFOOD.name), any()))
-            .thenReturn(true)
+        fakeGantryFlags.setFlag("com.android.systemui.sysui_teamfood", true)
         assertThat(mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug.isEnabled(teamfoodableFlagA)).isTrue()
         assertThat(mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug.isEnabled(teamfoodableFlagB)).isTrue()
 
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@
             .thenReturn(true)
         whenever(flagManager.readFlagValue<Boolean>(eq(teamfoodableFlagB.name), any()))
             .thenReturn(false)
-        whenever(flagManager.readFlagValue<Boolean>(eq(Flags.TEAMFOOD.name), any()))
-            .thenReturn(true)
+        fakeGantryFlags.setFlag("com.android.systemui.sysui_teamfood", true)
         assertThat(mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug.isEnabled(teamfoodableFlagA)).isTrue()
         assertThat(mFeatureFlagsClassicDebug.isEnabled(teamfoodableFlagB)).isFalse()