diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/BaseModelUpdateTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/BaseModelUpdateTask.java
index bf839bf1ac..70c98022fe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/BaseModelUpdateTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/BaseModelUpdateTask.java
@@ -151,7 +151,12 @@ public abstract class BaseModelUpdateTask implements ModelUpdateTask {
     }
 
     public void bindApplicationsIfNeeded() {
-        if (mAllAppsList.getAndResetChangeFlag()) {
+        boolean changeFlag = mAllAppsList.getAndResetChangeFlag();
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(WORK_TAB_MISSING, "bindApplicationsIfNeeded changeFlag? " +
+                    changeFlag);
+        }
+        if (changeFlag) {
             AppInfo[] apps = mAllAppsList.copyData();
             int flags = mAllAppsList.getFlags();
             scheduleCallbackTask(c -> c.bindAllApplications(apps, flags));
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/PackageUpdatedTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/PackageUpdatedTask.java
index 1ab64df4a0..d4a5e1b9d9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/PackageUpdatedTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/PackageUpdatedTask.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.pm.PackageInstallInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.pm.UserCache;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutRequest;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.shared.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.FlagOp;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntSet;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ItemInfoMatcher;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
  */
 public class PackageUpdatedTask extends BaseModelUpdateTask {
 
-    private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
+    private static boolean DEBUG = false;
     private static final String TAG = "PackageUpdatedTask";
 
     public static final int OP_NONE = 0;
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ public class PackageUpdatedTask extends BaseModelUpdateTask {
         mOp = op;
         mUser = user;
         mPackages = packages;
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.WORK_TAB_MISSING, "PackageUpdatedTask mOp: " + mOp +
+                    " packageCount: " + mPackages.length);
+            DEBUG = true;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -136,6 +142,9 @@ public class PackageUpdatedTask extends BaseModelUpdateTask {
                         // The update may have changed which shortcuts/widgets are available.
                         // Refresh the widgets for the package if we have an activity running.
                         Launcher launcher = Launcher.ACTIVITY_TRACKER.getCreatedActivity();
+                        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                            Log.d(TestProtocol.WORK_TAB_MISSING, "launcher: " + launcher);
+                        }
                         if (launcher != null) {
                             launcher.refreshAndBindWidgetsForPackageUser(
                                     new PackageUserKey(packages[i], mUser));
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java
index 54da7de0c0..c83820b3ac 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/WorkProfileTest.java
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ public class WorkProfileTest extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
     }
 
     private void waitForWorkTabSetup() {
+        // Added for b/243688989 flake to determine if we really are in allApps or not at this point
+        mLauncher.getAllApps();
         waitForLauncherCondition("Work tab not setup", launcher -> {
             if (launcher.getAppsView().getContentView() instanceof AllAppsPagedView) {
                 Log.d(WORK_TAB_MISSING, "Deferring AppsStore updates");