diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 35cc94f0f4..085df74bc9 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -1283,10 +1283,10 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
     public Closable eventsCheck() {
         Assert.assertTrue("Nested event checking", !sCheckingEvents);
         disableSensorRotation();
-        sCheckingEvents = true;
         final int initialPid = getPid();
         if (sEventChecker == null) sEventChecker = new LogEventChecker();
         sEventChecker.start();
+        sCheckingEvents = true;
 
         return () -> {
             if (initialPid != getPid()) {
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LogEventChecker.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LogEventChecker.java
index 2141fab6c3..053847cba9 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LogEventChecker.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LogEventChecker.java
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ public class LogEventChecker {
                 mFinished.await();
             } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            } finally {
+                mFinished = null;
             }
-            mFinished = null;
         }
         mEvents.clear();
         Log.d(SKIP_EVENTS_TAG, "Cleared events");