diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 67106f7eac..bd1c657d25 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
 
         switch (containerType) {
             case WORKSPACE: {
-                waitUntilGone(APPS_RES_ID);
+                waitForLauncherObject(APPS_RES_ID);
                 waitUntilGone(OVERVIEW_RES_ID);
                 waitUntilGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                 return waitForLauncherObject(WORKSPACE_RES_ID);