diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index ecd4e2bd67..c5863c143c 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ public class TaplTestsQuickstep extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
     @PortraitLandscape
     public void testOverviewActions() throws Exception {
         if (mLauncher.getNavigationModel() != NavigationModel.TWO_BUTTON) {
+            // Experimenting for b/165029151:
+            final Overview overview = mLauncher.pressHome().switchToOverview();
+            if (overview.hasTasks()) overview.dismissAllTasks();
+            mLauncher.pressHome();
+            //
+
             startTestAppsWithCheck();
             OverviewActions actionsView =
                     mLauncher.pressHome().switchToOverview().getOverviewActions();