diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/WorkEduView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/WorkEduView.java
index d6737db725..03d3026069 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/WorkEduView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/WorkEduView.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class WorkEduView extends AbstractSlideInView
     private View mViewWrapper;
     private Button mProceedButton;
     private TextView mContentText;
-    private AllAppsPagedView mAllAppsPagedView;
 
     private int mNextWorkEduStep = WORK_EDU_PERSONAL_APPS;
 
@@ -101,13 +100,10 @@ public class WorkEduView extends AbstractSlideInView
 
         // make sure layout does not shrink when we change the text
         mContentText.post(() -> mContentText.setMinLines(mContentText.getLineCount()));
-        if (mLauncher.getAppsView().getContentView() instanceof AllAppsPagedView) {
-            mAllAppsPagedView = (AllAppsPagedView) mLauncher.getAppsView().getContentView();
-        }
 
         mProceedButton.setOnClickListener(view -> {
-            if (mAllAppsPagedView != null) {
-                mAllAppsPagedView.snapToPage(AllAppsContainerView.AdapterHolder.WORK);
+            if (getAllAppsPagedView() != null) {
+                getAllAppsPagedView().snapToPage(AllAppsContainerView.AdapterHolder.WORK);
             }
             goToWorkTab(true);
         });
@@ -155,8 +151,8 @@ public class WorkEduView extends AbstractSlideInView
     }
 
     private void goToFirstPage() {
-        if (mAllAppsPagedView != null) {
-            mAllAppsPagedView.snapToPageImmediately(AllAppsContainerView.AdapterHolder.MAIN);
+        if (getAllAppsPagedView() != null) {
+            getAllAppsPagedView().snapToPageImmediately(AllAppsContainerView.AdapterHolder.MAIN);
         }
     }
 
@@ -171,6 +167,11 @@ public class WorkEduView extends AbstractSlideInView
         mOpenCloseAnimator.start();
     }
 
+    private AllAppsPagedView getAllAppsPagedView() {
+        View v =  mLauncher.getAppsView().getContentView();
+        return  (v instanceof AllAppsPagedView)  ? (AllAppsPagedView) v : null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks if user has not seen onboarding UI yet and shows it when user navigates to all apps
      */
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkTabTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkTabTest.java
index 1e1cf04dfd..ac0d355704 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkTabTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkTabTest.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class WorkTabTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
         mDevice.pressHome();
         waitForLauncherCondition("Launcher didn't start", Objects::nonNull);
         executeOnLauncher(launcher -> launcher.getStateManager().goToState(ALL_APPS));
+        waitForState("Launcher internal state didn't switch to All Apps", () -> ALL_APPS);
         waitForLauncherCondition("Personal tab is missing",
                 launcher -> launcher.getAppsView().isPersonalTabVisible(), 60000);
         waitForLauncherCondition("Work tab is missing",
@@ -180,6 +181,10 @@ public class WorkTabTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
         // open work tab
         executeOnLauncher(launcher -> launcher.getStateManager().goToState(ALL_APPS));
         waitForState("Launcher did not switch to all apps", () -> ALL_APPS);
+        waitForLauncherCondition("Work tab not setup",
+                launcher -> launcher.getAppsView().getContentView() instanceof AllAppsPagedView,
+                60000);
+
         executeOnLauncher(launcher -> {
             AllAppsPagedView pagedView = (AllAppsPagedView) launcher.getAppsView().getContentView();
             pagedView.setCurrentPage(WORK_PAGE);
@@ -199,7 +204,7 @@ public class WorkTabTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
             DragLayer dragLayer = l.getDragLayer();
             return dragLayer.getChildCount() > 0 && dragLayer.getChildAt(
                     dragLayer.getChildCount() - 1) instanceof WorkEduView;
-        });
+        }, 6000);
         return getFromLauncher(launcher -> (WorkEduView) launcher.getDragLayer().getChildAt(
                 launcher.getDragLayer().getChildCount() - 1));
     }