diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index b76a82c6e2..eac5de782d 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                 startX = endX = rect.centerX();
                 final int vertCenter = rect.centerY();
                 final float halfGestureHeight = rect.height() * percent / 2.0f;
-                startY = (int) (vertCenter - halfGestureHeight);
+                startY = (int) (vertCenter - halfGestureHeight) + 1;
                 endY = (int) (vertCenter + halfGestureHeight);
             }
             break;
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
                 startY = endY = rect.centerY();
                 final int horizCenter = rect.centerX();
                 final float halfGestureWidth = rect.width() * percent / 2.0f;
-                startX = (int) (horizCenter - halfGestureWidth);
+                startX = (int) (horizCenter - halfGestureWidth) + 1;
                 endX = (int) (horizCenter + halfGestureWidth);
             }
             break;