diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskStackChangedListenerTest.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskStackChangedListenerTest.java
index 6046c9b2c2b1f..d1391412be11d 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskStackChangedListenerTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/TaskStackChangedListenerTest.java
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ public class TaskStackChangedListenerTest {
 
             @Override
             public void onTaskRemoved(int taskId) throws RemoteException {
+                if (taskCreatedLaunchLatch.getCount() == 1) {
+                    // The test activity hasn't started. Ignore the noise from previous test.
+                    return;
+                }
                 params[0] = taskId;
                 taskRemovedLatch.countDown();
             }