diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 47a60cf..f80fee0 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -333,21 +333,25 @@
     }
 
     private String getSystemAnomalyMessage() {
-        UiObject2 object = mDevice.findObject(By.res("android", "alertTitle"));
-        if (object != null) {
-            return "System alert popup is visible: " + object.getText();
+        try {
+            UiObject2 object = mDevice.findObject(By.res("android", "alertTitle"));
+            if (object != null) {
+                return "System alert popup is visible: " + object.getText();
+            }
+
+            object = mDevice.findObject(By.res("android", "message"));
+            if (object != null) {
+                return "Message popup by " + object.getApplicationPackage() + " is visible: "
+                        + object.getText();
+            }
+
+            if (hasSystemUiObject("keyguard_status_view")) return "Phone is locked";
+
+            if (!mDevice.hasObject(By.textStartsWith(""))) return "Screen is empty";
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "getSystemAnomalyMessage failed", e);
         }
 
-        object = mDevice.findObject(By.res("android", "message"));
-        if (object != null) {
-            return "Message popup by " + object.getApplicationPackage() + " is visible: "
-                    + object.getText();
-        }
-
-        if (hasSystemUiObject("keyguard_status_view")) return "Phone is locked";
-
-        if (!mDevice.hasObject(By.textStartsWith(""))) return "Screen is empty";
-
         return null;
     }