diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
index 10602d3152..16235e0117 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.tapl.LauncherInstrumentation;
 import com.android.launcher3.tapl.OverviewTask;
 import com.android.launcher3.tapl.TestHelpers;
 import com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.TestCommandReceiver;
+import com.android.launcher3.ui.AbstractLauncherUiTest;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Wait;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.FailureWatcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.SamplerRule;
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ public class FallbackRecentsTest {
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
         mLauncher.onTestStart();
+        AbstractLauncherUiTest.verifyKeyguardInvisible();
     }
 
     @After
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index fe5150901d..0eec325c13 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
         }
     }
 
-    private static void verifyKeyguardInvisible() {
+    /** Fail if lock screen is present */
+    public static void verifyKeyguardInvisible() {
         final boolean keyguardAlreadyVisible = sSeenKeyguard;
 
         sSeenKeyguard = sSeenKeyguard