diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewInflationDuringSwipeUp.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewInflationDuringSwipeUp.java
index 6726179..8b7c7b7 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewInflationDuringSwipeUp.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/ViewInflationDuringSwipeUp.java
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
+
+        // Workaround for b/142351228, when there are no activities, the system may not destroy the
+        // activity correctly for activities under instrumentation, which can leave two concurrent
+        // activities, which changes the order in which the activities are cleaned up (overlapping
+        // stop and start) leading to all sort of issues. To workaround this, ensure that the test
+        // is started only after starting another app.
+        startAppFast(resolveSystemApp(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR));
+
         TaplTestsLauncher3.initialize(this);
 
         mResolver = mTargetContext.getContentResolver();
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 41a5b49..3248d6a 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -822,34 +822,26 @@
         switch (direction) {
             case UP: {
                 startX = endX = rect.centerX();
-                final int vertCenter = rect.centerY();
-                final float halfGestureHeight = rect.height() / 2.0f;
-                startY = (int) (vertCenter - halfGestureHeight) + 1;
-                endY = (int) (vertCenter + halfGestureHeight);
+                startY = rect.top + 1;
+                endY = rect.bottom;
             }
             break;
             case DOWN: {
                 startX = endX = rect.centerX();
-                final int vertCenter = rect.centerY();
-                final float halfGestureHeight = rect.height() / 2.0f;
-                startY = (int) (vertCenter + halfGestureHeight) - 1;
-                endY = (int) (vertCenter - halfGestureHeight);
+                startY = rect.bottom - 1;
+                endY = rect.top;
             }
             break;
             case LEFT: {
                 startY = endY = rect.centerY();
-                final int horizCenter = rect.centerX();
-                final float halfGestureWidth = rect.width() / 2.0f;
-                startX = (int) (horizCenter - halfGestureWidth) + 1;
-                endX = (int) (horizCenter + halfGestureWidth);
+                startX = rect.left + 1;
+                endX = rect.right;
             }
             break;
             case RIGHT: {
                 startY = endY = rect.centerY();
-                final int horizCenter = rect.centerX();
-                final float halfGestureWidth = rect.width() / 2.0f;
-                startX = (int) (horizCenter + halfGestureWidth) - 1;
-                endX = (int) (horizCenter - halfGestureWidth);
+                startX = rect.right - 1;
+                endX = rect.left;
             }
             break;
             default: