diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
index ecfc77c..506830d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
 
             case TestProtocol.REQUEST_APPS_LIST_SCROLL_Y: {
                 try {
-                    final int deferUpdatesFlags = MAIN_EXECUTOR.submit(() ->
+                    final int scroll = MAIN_EXECUTOR.submit(() ->
                             mLauncher.getAppsView().getActiveRecyclerView().getCurrentScrollY())
                             .get();
                     response.putInt(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD,
-                            deferUpdatesFlags);
+                            scroll);
                 } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
                     throw new RuntimeException(e);
                 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllApps.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllApps.java
index 3bdeb14..e344bbd 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllApps.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AllApps.java
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
                                 searchBox.getVisibleBounds().bottom
                                         - allAppsContainer.getVisibleBounds().top);
                         final int newScroll = getAllAppsScroll();
+                        mLauncher.assertTrue(
+                                "Scrolled in a wrong direction in AllApps: from " + scroll + " to "
+                                        + newScroll, newScroll >= scroll);
                         if (newScroll == scroll) break;
 
                         mLauncher.assertTrue(