diff --git a/dev/integration_tests/channels/integration_test/main_test.dart b/dev/integration_tests/channels/integration_test/main_test.dart
index 745bff3c99..2ec03ce92e 100644
--- a/dev/integration_tests/channels/integration_test/main_test.dart
+++ b/dev/integration_tests/channels/integration_test/main_test.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ void main() {
     while (getStatus(tester) == 'ok') {
       step++;
       print('>> Tapping for step $step...');
-      await tester.tap(stepButton);
+      // TODO(goderbauer): Setting the pointer ID to something large to avoid
+      //   that the test events clash with ghost events from the device to
+      //   further investigate https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/116663.
+      await tester.tap(stepButton, pointer: 500 + step);
       await tester.pump();
       expect(statusField, findsNothing);
 
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/binding.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/binding.dart
index c7fce102a7..f4dd874f04 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/binding.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/binding.dart
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ abstract class BindingBase {
       return true;
     }());
 
-    assert(_debugInitializedType == null);
+    assert(_debugInitializedType == null, 'Binding is already initialized to $_debugInitializedType');
     initInstances();
     assert(_debugInitializedType != null);