diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index b22d137..fc2e953 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@
     public void stopLoader() {
         synchronized (mLock) {
             LoaderTask oldTask = mLoaderTask;
+            if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                Log.d(TestProtocol.LAUNCHER_DIDNT_INITIALIZE, "LauncherModel.stopLoader");
+            }
             mLoaderTask = null;
             if (oldTask != null) {
                 oldTask.stopLocked();
@@ -337,6 +340,10 @@
         synchronized (mLock) {
             stopLoader();
             mLoaderTask = new LoaderTask(mApp, mBgAllAppsList, sBgDataModel, results);
+            if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                Log.d(TestProtocol.LAUNCHER_DIDNT_INITIALIZE,
+                        "LauncherModel.startLoaderForResults " + mLoaderTask);
+            }
 
             // Always post the loader task, instead of running directly (even on same thread) so
             // that we exit any nested synchronized blocks
@@ -438,6 +445,10 @@
         public void close() {
             synchronized (mLock) {
                 // If we are still the last one to be scheduled, remove ourselves.
+                if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                    Log.d(TestProtocol.LAUNCHER_DIDNT_INITIALIZE,
+                            "LauncherModel.close " + mLoaderTask + ", " + mTask);
+                }
                 if (mLoaderTask == mTask) {
                     mLoaderTask = null;
                 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
index 2d4a816..497b99d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderTask.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.qsb.QsbContainerView;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.DeepShortcutManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutKey;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IOUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.LooperIdleLock;
@@ -163,12 +164,20 @@
     }
 
     public void run() {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.LAUNCHER_DIDNT_INITIALIZE,
+                    "LoaderTask1 " + this);
+        }
         synchronized (this) {
             // Skip fast if we are already stopped.
             if (mStopped) {
                 return;
             }
         }
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.LAUNCHER_DIDNT_INITIALIZE,
+                    "LoaderTask2 " + this);
+        }
 
         TraceHelper.INSTANCE.beginSection(TAG);
         TimingLogger logger = new TimingLogger(TAG, "run");
@@ -240,6 +249,10 @@
             updateHandler.finish();
             logger.addSplit("finish icon update");
 
+            if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                Log.d(TestProtocol.LAUNCHER_DIDNT_INITIALIZE,
+                        "LoaderTask3 " + this);
+            }
             transaction.commit();
         } catch (CancellationException e) {
             // Loader stopped, ignore