diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTaskMenu.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTaskMenu.java
index c6fa31d260..902ad5b568 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTaskMenu.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTaskMenu.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_MODAL_TASK_STATE_ORDINAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT_ORDINAL;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
@@ -42,8 +43,11 @@ public class OverviewTaskMenu {
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable e = mLauncher.eventsCheck();
              LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                      "tap split menu item")) {
-            mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(
-                    mLauncher.findObjectInContainer(mMenu, By.textStartsWith("Split")));
+            mLauncher.runToState(() -> mLauncher.clickLauncherObject(
+                            mLauncher.findObjectInContainer(mMenu, By.textStartsWith("Split"))),
+                    OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT_ORDINAL,
+                    "tapping split menu item"
+            );
 
             try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c1 = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                     "tapped split menu item")) {