diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestLogging.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestLogging.java
index 70691f82de..60d0e95c90 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestLogging.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestLogging.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public final class TestLogging {
             // be more useful.
             // That's why we pass false as the value for the 'reportToTapl' parameter.
             recordEventSlow(sequence, message + ": " + event, false);
-            registerEventNotFromTest(event);
+            if (action != MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) registerEventNotFromTest(event);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/FailureWatcher.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/FailureWatcher.java
index 62d70ad1cd..10b428a111 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/FailureWatcher.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/rule/FailureWatcher.java
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ public class FailureWatcher extends TestWatcher {
                         throw new AssertionError(
                                 "Launcher received events not sent by the test. This may mean "
                                         + "that the touch screen of the lab device has sent false"
-                                        + " events. See the logcat for TaplEvents tag and look "
-                                        + "for events with deviceId != -1");
+                                        + " events. See the logcat for "
+                                        + "TaplEvents|LauncherEvents|TaplTarget tag and look for "
+                                        + "events with deviceId != -1");
                     }
                 }
             }