diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index 177d7441f6..e5e560a91c 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ public class TaplTestsQuickstep extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
     @NavigationModeSwitch
     @PortraitLandscape
     public void testOverviewActions() throws Exception {
+        // Experimenting for b/165029151:
+        final Overview overview = mLauncher.pressHome().switchToOverview();
+        if (overview.hasTasks()) overview.dismissAllTasks();
+        mLauncher.pressHome();
+        //
+
         startTestAppsWithCheck();
         OverviewActions actionsView =
                 mLauncher.pressHome().switchToOverview().getOverviewActions();