diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
index b59a0ad342..2e7e6e05ed 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public class FallbackRecentsTest {
         OverviewTask task = overview.getCurrentTask();
         assertNotNull("overview.getCurrentTask() returned null (1)", task);
         assertNotNull("OverviewTask.open returned null", task.open());
-        assertTrue("Test activity didn't open from Overview", mDevice.wait(Until.hasObject(
+        assertTrue("Test activity didn't open from Overview", TestHelpers.wait(Until.hasObject(
                 By.pkg(getAppPackageName()).text("TestActivity2")),
                 DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT));
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public class FallbackRecentsTest {
 
         // Test dismissing all tasks.
         pressHomeAndGoToOverview().dismissAllTasks();
-        assertTrue("Fallback Launcher not visible", mDevice.wait(Until.hasObject(By.pkg(
+        assertTrue("Fallback Launcher not visible", TestHelpers.wait(Until.hasObject(By.pkg(
                 mOtherLauncherActivity.packageName)), WAIT_TIME_MS));
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 324b1337f8..b3c1240764 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         Assert.assertTrue("Keyguard is visible",
-                mDevice.wait(
+                TestHelpers.wait(
                         Until.gone(By.res(SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE, "keyguard_status_view")), 60000));
 
         final String launcherPackageName = mDevice.getLauncherPackageName();
@@ -477,8 +477,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherUiTest {
         }
         getInstrumentation().getTargetContext().startActivity(intent);
         assertTrue("App didn't start: " + selector,
-                UiDevice.getInstance(getInstrumentation())
-                        .wait(Until.hasObject(selector), DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT));
+                TestHelpers.wait(Until.hasObject(selector), DEFAULT_UI_TIMEOUT));
     }
 
     public static ActivityInfo resolveSystemAppInfo(String category) {
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
index 093c024732..3fc83ff926 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ abstract class Launchable {
 
         mLauncher.assertTrue(
                 "App didn't start: " + label,
-                mLauncher.getDevice().wait(Until.hasObject(selector),
-                        LauncherInstrumentation.WAIT_TIME_MS));
+                TestHelpers.wait(Until.hasObject(selector), LauncherInstrumentation.WAIT_TIME_MS));
         return new Background(mLauncher);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index e2a442db9b..0c8f610928 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
 
     @NonNull
     UiObject2 waitForAndroidObject(String resId) {
-        final UiObject2 object = mDevice.wait(
+        final UiObject2 object = TestHelpers.wait(
                 Until.findObject(By.res(ANDROID_PACKAGE, resId)), WAIT_TIME_MS);
         assertNotNull("Can't find a android object with id: " + resId, object);
         return object;
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/TestHelpers.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/TestHelpers.java
index b8791e8fa8..7f6062f72a 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/TestHelpers.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/TestHelpers.java
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.DropBoxManager;
+import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.SearchCondition;
+import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiDevice;
 
 import org.junit.Assert;
 
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class TestHelpers {
 
+    private static final String TAG = "Tapl";
     private static Boolean sIsInLauncherProcess;
 
     public static boolean isInLauncherProcess() {
@@ -154,4 +160,12 @@ public class TestHelpers {
             return null;
         }
     }
+
+    public static <R> R wait(SearchCondition<R> condition, long timeout) {
+        Log.d(TAG,
+                "TestHelpers.wait, condition=" + timeout + ", time=" + SystemClock.uptimeMillis());
+        final R result = UiDevice.getInstance(getInstrumentation()).wait(condition, timeout);
+        Log.d(TAG, "TestHelpers.wait, result=" + result + ", time=" + SystemClock.uptimeMillis());
+        return result;
+    }
 }