diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
index 13731b6..ca81343 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
             }
             result[0] = f.apply(activity);
             return true;
-        }).get(), DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT);
+        }).get(), DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT, mLauncher);
         return (T) result[0];
     }
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         startAppFastAndWaitForRecentTask(resolveSystemApp(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR));
         startTestActivity(2);
         Wait.atMost("Expected three apps in the task list",
-                () -> mLauncher.getRecentTasks().size() >= 3, DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+                () -> mLauncher.getRecentTasks().size() >= 3, DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT, mLauncher);
 
         BaseOverview overview = mLauncher.getBackground().switchToOverview();
         executeOnRecents(recents ->
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@
     private void startAppFastAndWaitForRecentTask(String packageName) {
         startAppFast(packageName);
         Wait.atMost("Expected app in task list",
-                () -> containsRecentTaskWithPackage(packageName), DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+                () -> containsRecentTaskWithPackage(packageName), DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT,
+                mLauncher);
     }
 
     private boolean containsRecentTaskWithPackage(String packageName) {
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/NavigationModeSwitchRule.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/NavigationModeSwitchRule.java
index c2197ab..5158939 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/NavigationModeSwitchRule.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/NavigationModeSwitchRule.java
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
             Mode mode = description.getAnnotation(NavigationModeSwitch.class).mode();
             return new Statement() {
                 private void assertTrue(String message, boolean condition) {
-                    if(!condition) {
+                    mLauncher.checkForAnomaly();
+                    if (!condition) {
                         final AssertionError assertionError = new AssertionError(message);
                         FailureWatcher.onError(mLauncher.getDevice(), description, assertionError);
                         throw assertionError;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 76b5d28..bb19515 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 
 import static java.lang.System.exit;
 
-import static androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation;
-
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
@@ -306,7 +304,7 @@
     protected void waitForLauncherCondition(
             String message, Function<Launcher, Boolean> condition, long timeout) {
         if (!TestHelpers.isInLauncherProcess()) return;
-        Wait.atMost(message, () -> getFromLauncher(condition), timeout);
+        Wait.atMost(message, () -> getFromLauncher(condition), timeout, mLauncher);
     }
 
     // Cannot be used in TaplTests after injecting any gesture using Tapl because this can hide
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@
             final Object fromLauncher = getFromLauncher(f);
             output[0] = fromLauncher;
             return fromLauncher != null;
-        }, timeout);
+        }, timeout, mLauncher);
         return (T) output[0];
     }
 
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@
         Wait.atMost(message, () -> {
             testThreadAction.run();
             return getFromLauncher(condition);
-        }, timeout);
+        }, timeout, mLauncher);
     }
 
     protected LauncherActivityInfo getSettingsApp() {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java
index e1b3ede..0472ce1 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/AddConfigWidgetTest.java
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@
 
         setResult(acceptConfig);
         if (acceptConfig) {
-            Wait.atMost(null, new WidgetSearchCondition(), DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+            Wait.atMost(null, new WidgetSearchCondition(), DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT, mLauncher);
             assertNotNull(mAppWidgetManager.getAppWidgetInfo(mWidgetId));
         } else {
             // Verify that the widget id is deleted.
             Wait.atMost(null, () -> mAppWidgetManager.getAppWidgetInfo(mWidgetId) == null,
-                    DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+                    DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT, mLauncher);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/RequestPinItemTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/RequestPinItemTest.java
index 07129dd..d909ad7 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/RequestPinItemTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/widget/RequestPinItemTest.java
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class RequestPinItemTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
 
-    @Rule public ShellCommandRule mGrantWidgetRule = ShellCommandRule.grantWidgetBind();
+    @Rule
+    public ShellCommandRule mGrantWidgetRule = ShellCommandRule.grantWidgetBind();
 
     private String mCallbackAction;
     private String mShortcutId;
@@ -84,10 +85,10 @@
                         .equals(AppWidgetNoConfig.class.getName()));
     }
 
-        @Test
+    @Test
     public void testPinWidgetNoConfig_customPreview() throws Throwable {
         // Command to set custom preview
-        Intent command =  RequestPinItemActivity.getCommandIntent(
+        Intent command = RequestPinItemActivity.getCommandIntent(
                 RequestPinItemActivity.class, "setRemoteViewColor").putExtra(
                 RequestPinItemActivity.EXTRA_PARAM + "0", Color.RED);
 
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@
 
         // Go back to home
         mLauncher.pressHome();
-        Wait.atMost(null, new ItemSearchCondition(itemMatcher), DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+        Wait.atMost(null, new ItemSearchCondition(itemMatcher), DEFAULT_ACTIVITY_TIMEOUT,
+                mLauncher);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Wait.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Wait.java
index 899686b..2663d02 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Wait.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/Wait.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.tapl.LauncherInstrumentation;
+
 import org.junit.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -12,11 +14,13 @@
 
     private static final long DEFAULT_SLEEP_MS = 200;
 
-    public static void atMost(String message, Condition condition, long timeout) {
-        atMost(message, condition, timeout, DEFAULT_SLEEP_MS);
+    public static void atMost(String message, Condition condition, long timeout,
+            LauncherInstrumentation launcher) {
+        atMost(message, condition, timeout, DEFAULT_SLEEP_MS, launcher);
     }
 
-    public static void atMost(String message, Condition condition, long timeout, long sleepMillis) {
+    public static void atMost(String message, Condition condition, long timeout, long sleepMillis,
+            LauncherInstrumentation launcher) {
         final long startTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
         long endTime = startTime + timeout;
         Log.d("Wait", "atMost: " + startTime + " - " + endTime);
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@
             throw new RuntimeException(t);
         }
         Log.d("Wait", "atMost: timed out: " + SystemClock.uptimeMillis());
+        launcher.checkForAnomaly();
         Assert.fail(message);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 3713c14..1c851f4 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Deque;
@@ -77,8 +79,6 @@
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
-import org.junit.Assert;
-
 /**
  * The main tapl object. The only object that can be explicitly constructed by the using code. It
  * produces all other objects.
@@ -298,6 +298,14 @@
         return null;
     }
 
+    public void checkForAnomaly() {
+        final String anomalyMessage = getAnomalyMessage();
+        if (anomalyMessage != null) {
+            failWithSystemHealth(
+                    "Tests are broken by a non-Launcher system error: " + anomalyMessage);
+        }
+    }
+
     private String getVisibleStateMessage() {
         if (hasLauncherObject(WIDGETS_RES_ID)) return "Widgets";
         if (hasLauncherObject(OVERVIEW_RES_ID)) return "Overview";
@@ -331,20 +339,17 @@
     }
 
     private void fail(String message) {
-        message = "http://go/tapl : " + getContextDescription() + message;
+        checkForAnomaly();
 
-        final String anomaly = getAnomalyMessage();
-        if (anomaly != null) {
-            message = anomaly + ", which causes:\n" + message;
-        } else {
-            message = message + " (visible state: " + getVisibleStateMessage() + ")";
-        }
+        failWithSystemHealth("http://go/tapl : " + getContextDescription() + message +
+                " (visible state: " + getVisibleStateMessage() + ")");
+    }
 
+    private void failWithSystemHealth(String message) {
         final String systemHealth = getSystemHealthMessage();
         if (systemHealth != null) {
             message = message
-                    + ", which might be a consequence of system health "
-                    + "problems:\n<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n"
+                    + ", perhaps because of system health problems:\n<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n"
                     + systemHealth + "\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>";
         }
 
@@ -531,8 +536,7 @@
         // accessibility events prior to pressing Home.
         final String action;
         if (getNavigationModel() == NavigationModel.ZERO_BUTTON) {
-            final String anomaly = getAnomalyMessage();
-            if (anomaly != null) fail("Can't swipe up to Home: " + anomaly);
+            checkForAnomaly();
 
             final Point displaySize = getRealDisplaySize();