diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtils.java b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtils.java
index b52938a7ba0..516645ed75b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtils.java
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ public final class DatabaseUtils {
         Log.d(TAG, String.format(
                 "getAppUsageStartTimestampOfUser() userId=%d latestTimestamp=%d in %d/ms",
                 userId, latestTimestamp, (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime)));
-        return Math.max(latestTimestamp, earliestTimestamp);
+        // Use (latestTimestamp + 1) here to avoid loading the events of the latestTimestamp
+        // repeatedly.
+        return Math.max(latestTimestamp + 1, earliestTimestamp);
     }
 
     /** Returns the current user data in app usage event table. */
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtilsTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtilsTest.java
index 7d04e859586..078aafa9973 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtilsTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/batteryusage/DatabaseUtilsTest.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public final class DatabaseUtilsTest {
 
         final long earliestTimestamp1 = 1001L;
         assertThat(DatabaseUtils.getAppUsageStartTimestampOfUser(
-                mContext, /*userId=*/ 0, earliestTimestamp1)).isEqualTo(returnedTimestamp);
+                mContext, /*userId=*/ 0, earliestTimestamp1)).isEqualTo(returnedTimestamp + 1);
         final long earliestTimestamp2 = 100001L;
         assertThat(DatabaseUtils.getAppUsageStartTimestampOfUser(
                 mContext, /*userId=*/ 0, earliestTimestamp2)).isEqualTo(earliestTimestamp2);