Android Run Config does not see MAIN action in intent-filter

I am working on an Android application rewrite where we had to use an activity-alias to maintain the original codename. The problem is that when me added the activity alias it caused the IntelliJ run configuration to complain with an error, saying "The intent-filter of the activity must contain android.intent.action.MAIN action". The error is harmless, though annoying, in that run configuration will work on my device or emulator irregardless but I am constantly prompted wether I wish to continue anyway when launching. Here's an example of a manifest from an example project that illustrates the problem:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          package="com.craig.example.Drawing"
          android:versionCode="1"
          android:versionName="1.0">

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10"/>
    <application
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:label="@string/app_name">
        </activity>
        <activity-alias
                       android:name="com.craig.example.Main"
                       android:targetActivity=".MainActivity">
                    <intent-filter>
                        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
                    </intent-filter>
                  </activity-alias>
    </application>
</manifest>
 

In this manifest I alias the ".MainActivity" with a name "com.craig.example.Main". See the attached screenshot which illustrates the run configuration and the error I see.

Is there a work-around or a way I can mitigate the constant prompting for error correction when launching my app?