diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index ded4282b9b..8b9ae6964c 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
     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 final long FORCE_PAUSE_TIMEOUT_MS = 700;
+    private static final long FORCE_PAUSE_TIMEOUT_MS = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(2);
 
     static final Pattern EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN = getTouchEventPattern("ACTION_DOWN");
     static final Pattern EVENT_TOUCH_UP = getTouchEventPattern("ACTION_UP");