diff --git a/hmdriver2/driver.py b/hmdriver2/driver.py
index 5d588cc..fe79b48 100644
--- a/hmdriver2/driver.py
+++ b/hmdriver2/driver.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def get_app_abilities(self, package_name: str) -> List[Dict]:
                 try:
                     is_launcher_ability = False
                     skills = ability_info['skills']
-                    if len(skills) > 0 or "action.system.home" in skills[0]["actions"]:
+                    if len(skills) > 0 and "action.system.home" in (skills[0].get("actions") or []):
                         is_launcher_ability = True
                     icon_ability_info = {
                         "name": ability_info["name"],
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/bm_dump_app_abilities.json b/tests/fixtures/bm_dump_app_abilities.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d9152f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/bm_dump_app_abilities.json
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "appId": "com.samples.test.uitest_test_signature",
+  "compatibleVersion": 40100011,
+  "cpuAbi": "arm64-v8a",
+  "hapModuleInfos": [
+    {
+      "mainAbility": "EntryAbility",
+      "moduleName": "entry",
+      "abilityInfos": [
+        {
+          "name": "EmptySkillsAbility",
+          "moduleName": "entry",
+          "skills": []
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "ShareAbility",
+          "moduleName": "entry",
+          "skills": [
+            {
+              "actions": ["ohos.want.action.sendData"],
+              "entities": ["entity.system.default"]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "NoActionsAbility",
+          "moduleName": "entry",
+          "skills": [
+            {
+              "entities": ["entity.system.default"]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "EntryAbility",
+          "moduleName": "entry",
+          "skills": [
+            {
+              "actions": ["action.system.home"],
+              "entities": ["entity.system.home"]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "mainEntry": "entry",
+  "name": "com.samples.test.uitest",
+  "vendor": "samples",
+  "versionCode": 1000000,
+  "versionName": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_app_abilities.py b/tests/test_app_abilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d7fa13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_app_abilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from hmdriver2.driver import Driver
+from hmdriver2.proto import CommandResult
+
+
+FIXTURE_PATH = Path(__file__).parent / "fixtures" / "bm_dump_app_abilities.json"
+
+
+def _bm_dump_output() -> str:
+    """hdc shell `bm dump -n` prefixes the JSON object with the bundle name."""
+    payload = FIXTURE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    return f"com.samples.test.uitest:\n{payload}\n"
+
+
+def _driver_from_bm_dump(output: str = None) -> Driver:
+    """Build a Driver that never talks to a Harmony device."""
+    if output is None:
+        output = _bm_dump_output()
+
+    driver = object.__new__(Driver)
+
+    class _FakeHdc:
+        def shell(self, cmd):
+            return CommandResult(output, "", 0)
+
+    driver.hdc = _FakeHdc()
+    return driver
+
+
+def _abilities_by_name(driver: Driver):
+    abilities = driver.get_app_abilities("com.samples.test.uitest")
+    return {item["name"]: item for item in abilities}
+
+
+def test_fixture_covers_empty_non_home_and_home_skills():
+    dump = json.loads(FIXTURE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    skills_by_name = {
+        ability["name"]: ability["skills"]
+        for module in dump["hapModuleInfos"]
+        for ability in module["abilityInfos"]
+    }
+    assert skills_by_name["EmptySkillsAbility"] == []
+    assert "action.system.home" not in skills_by_name["ShareAbility"][0].get("actions", [])
+    assert "action.system.home" in skills_by_name["EntryAbility"][0]["actions"]
+
+
+def test_empty_skills_kept_and_not_launcher():
+    by_name = _abilities_by_name(_driver_from_bm_dump())
+    assert "EmptySkillsAbility" in by_name
+    assert by_name["EmptySkillsAbility"]["isLauncherAbility"] is False
+
+
+def test_skills_without_home_action_not_launcher():
+    by_name = _abilities_by_name(_driver_from_bm_dump())
+    assert "ShareAbility" in by_name
+    assert by_name["ShareAbility"]["isLauncherAbility"] is False
+    assert "NoActionsAbility" in by_name
+    assert by_name["NoActionsAbility"]["isLauncherAbility"] is False
+
+
+def test_skills_with_home_action_is_launcher():
+    by_name = _abilities_by_name(_driver_from_bm_dump())
+    assert "EntryAbility" in by_name
+    assert by_name["EntryAbility"]["isLauncherAbility"] is True
+
+
+def test_get_app_main_ability_prefers_home_skill():
+    main = _driver_from_bm_dump().get_app_main_ability("com.samples.test.uitest")
+    assert main["name"] == "EntryAbility"
+    assert main["isLauncherAbility"] is True
+    assert main["moduleName"] == "entry"
+    assert main["moduleMainAbility"] == "EntryAbility"
+    assert main["mainModule"] == "entry"