Test command with Maestro runs ~6s faster when Maestro Studio is open

[SeanBarker182]

Describe the bug When running a test command with Maestro, the test runs around 6 seconds faster if Maestro Studio is open with the test device connected.

To Reproduce

Command:

flashlight test --bundleId com.pizzaapp --testCommand "MAESTRO_APP_ID=com.pizzaapp npx @perf-profiler/maestro@latest test .maestro/flows/Login.yaml"

Test file:

https://github.com/infinitered/ignite/blob/master/boilerplate/.maestro/flows/Login.yaml

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. npx ignite-cli@latest new PizzaApp --yes
2. yarn android
3. Open Maestro Studio and select the device that you'll be running the test in
4. flashlight test --bundleId com.pizzaapp --testCommand "MAESTRO_APP_ID=com.pizzaapp npx @perf-profiler/maestro@latest test .maestro/flows/Login.yaml"
5. Observe Average Test Runtime
6. Close Maestro Studio
7. flashlight test --bundleId com.pizzaapp --testCommand "MAESTRO_APP_ID=com.pizzaapp npx @perf-profiler/maestro@latest test .maestro/flows/Login.yaml"
8. Observe that Average Test Runtime is ~6s longer

Screenshots

Environment (please complete the following information):

• OS: macOS 26.0.1
• Flashlight Version: 0.18.0
• Android SDK platform tools version: Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41 Version 36.0.0-13206524 Running on Darwin 25.0.0 (arm64)
• Test Framework: Maestro v2.0.3
• Share the bundle identifier of your app: com.pizzaapp

Additional context This might be more of a Maestro issue. I just wanted to share it here just in case others were having similar issues with test runtime inconsistencies.