diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
index f93d87c..1fa21bd 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.RuleChain;
@@ -142,10 +143,19 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mLauncher.onTestStart();
+    }
+
     @After
-    public void verifyLauncherState() {
-        // Limits UI tests affecting tests running after them.
-        AbstractQuickStepTest.checkDetectedLeaks(mLauncher);
+    public void tearDown() {
+        try {
+            // Limits UI tests affecting tests running after them.
+            AbstractQuickStepTest.checkDetectedLeaks(mLauncher);
+        } finally {
+            mLauncher.onTestFinish();
+        }
     }
 
     // b/143488140
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 2a0f7bb..8936f39 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        mLauncher.onTestStart();
         Assert.assertTrue("Keyguard is visible, which is likely caused by a crash in SysUI",
                 TestHelpers.wait(
                         Until.gone(By.res(SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE, "keyguard_status_view")), 60000));
@@ -288,13 +289,17 @@
 
     @After
     public void verifyLauncherState() {
-        // Limits UI tests affecting tests running after them.
-        mLauncher.waitForLauncherInitialized();
-        if (mLauncherPid != 0) {
-            assertEquals("Launcher crashed, pid mismatch:",
-                    mLauncherPid, mLauncher.getPid().intValue());
+        try {
+            // Limits UI tests affecting tests running after them.
+            mLauncher.waitForLauncherInitialized();
+            if (mLauncherPid != 0) {
+                assertEquals("Launcher crashed, pid mismatch:",
+                        mLauncherPid, mLauncher.getPid().intValue());
+            }
+            checkDetectedLeaks(mLauncher);
+        } finally {
+            mLauncher.onTestFinish();
         }
-        checkDetectedLeaks(mLauncher);
     }
 
     protected void clearLauncherData() {
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index e5b93b1..3dff01e 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
     private static final String TAG = "Tapl";
     private static final int ZERO_BUTTON_STEPS_FROM_BACKGROUND_TO_HOME = 20;
     private static final int GESTURE_STEP_MS = 16;
-    private static long START_TIME = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
     private static final Pattern EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN = getTouchEventPattern("ACTION_DOWN");
     private static final Pattern EVENT_TOUCH_UP = getTouchEventPattern("ACTION_UP");
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@
     static final Pattern EVENT_TOUCH_UP_TIS = getTouchEventPatternTIS("ACTION_UP");
     private final String mLauncherPackage;
     private final boolean mIsLauncher3;
+    private long mTestStartTime = -1;
 
     // Types for launcher containers that the user is interacting with. "Background" is a
     // pseudo-container corresponding to inactive launcher covered by another app.
@@ -422,6 +422,14 @@
         mOnSettledStateAction = onSettledStateAction;
     }
 
+    public void onTestStart() {
+        mTestStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    }
+
+    public void onTestFinish() {
+        mTestStartTime = -1;
+    }
+
     private String formatSystemHealthMessage(String message) {
         final String testPackage = getContext().getPackageName();
 
@@ -430,14 +438,16 @@
         mInstrumentation.getUiAutomation().grantRuntimePermission(
                 testPackage, "android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS");
 
-        final String systemHealth = mSystemHealthSupplier != null
-                ? mSystemHealthSupplier.apply(START_TIME)
-                : TestHelpers.getSystemHealthMessage(getContext(), START_TIME);
+        if (mTestStartTime > 0) {
+            final String systemHealth = mSystemHealthSupplier != null
+                    ? mSystemHealthSupplier.apply(mTestStartTime)
+                    : TestHelpers.getSystemHealthMessage(getContext(), mTestStartTime);
 
-        if (systemHealth != null) {
-            return message
-                    + ",\nperhaps linked to system health problems:\n<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n"
-                    + systemHealth + "\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>";
+            if (systemHealth != null) {
+                return message
+                        + ",\nperhaps linked to system health problems:\n<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n"
+                        + systemHealth + "\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>";
+            }
         }
 
         return message;