diff --git a/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Drag.java b/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Drag.java
index a6717556f..8606ce90a 100644
--- a/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Drag.java
+++ b/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Drag.java
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ public class Drag extends CommandHandler {
   @Override
   public AndroidCommandResult execute(final AndroidCommand command)
       throws JSONException {
+    // DragArguments is created on each execute which prevents leaking state
+    // across executions.
     final DragArguments dragArgs = new DragArguments(command);
 
     if (command.isElementCommand()) {
diff --git a/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Find.java b/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Find.java
index 6317a869d..b0ca1cca9 100644
--- a/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Find.java
+++ b/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/Find.java
@@ -33,12 +33,13 @@ import com.android.uiautomator.core.UiSelector;
 
 /**
  * This handler is used to find elements in the Android UI.
- *
+ * 
  * Based on which {@link Strategy}, {@link UiSelector}, and optionally the
  * contextId, the element Id or Ids are returned to the user.
- *
+ * 
  */
 public class Find extends CommandHandler {
+  // These variables are expected to persist across executions.
   AndroidElementsHash      elements   = AndroidElementsHash.getInstance();
   Dynamic                  dynamic    = new Dynamic();
   public static JSONObject apkStrings = null;
@@ -60,11 +61,11 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
 
   /*
    * @param command The {@link AndroidCommand} used for this handler.
-   *
+   * 
    * @return {@link AndroidCommandResult}
-   *
+   * 
    * @throws JSONException
-   *
+   * 
    * @see io.appium.android.bootstrap.CommandHandler#execute(io.appium.android.
    * bootstrap.AndroidCommand)
    */
@@ -213,13 +214,16 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
       } catch (final AndroidCommandException e) {
         return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.UNKNOWN_ERROR, e.getMessage());
       } catch (final ElementNotFoundException e) {
-        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT, e.getMessage());
+        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+            e.getMessage());
       } catch (final UnallowedTagNameException e) {
         return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.UNKNOWN_ERROR, e.getMessage());
       } catch (final ElementNotInHashException e) {
-        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT, e.getMessage());
+        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+            e.getMessage());
       } catch (final UiObjectNotFoundException e) {
-        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT, e.getMessage());
+        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+            e.getMessage());
       }
     } else {
       try {
@@ -264,9 +268,11 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
       } catch (final AndroidCommandException e) {
         return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.UNKNOWN_ERROR, e.getMessage());
       } catch (final UiObjectNotFoundException e) {
-        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT, e.getMessage());
+        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+            e.getMessage());
       } catch (final ElementNotFoundException e) {
-        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT, e.getMessage());
+        return new AndroidCommandResult(WDStatus.NO_SUCH_ELEMENT,
+            e.getMessage());
       }
     }
   }
@@ -274,12 +280,12 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
   /**
    * Get the element from the {@link AndroidElementsHash} and return the element
    * id using JSON.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param sel
    *          A UiSelector that targets the element to fetch.
    * @param contextId
    *          The Id of the element used for the context.
-   *
+   * 
    * @return JSONObject
    * @throws JSONException
    * @throws ElementNotFoundException
@@ -295,12 +301,12 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
   /**
    * Get an array of elements from the {@link AndroidElementsHash} and return
    * the element's ids using JSON.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param sel
    *          A UiSelector that targets the element to fetch.
    * @param contextId
    *          The Id of the element used for the context.
-   *
+   * 
    * @return JSONObject
    * @throws JSONException
    * @throws UiObjectNotFoundException
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
   /**
    * Create and return a UiSelector based on the strategy, text, and how many
    * you want returned.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param strategy
    *          The {@link Strategy} used to search for the element.
    * @param text
@@ -400,7 +406,7 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
 
   /**
    * Create and return a UiSelector based on Xpath attributes.
-   *
+   * 
    * @param path
    *          The Xpath path.
    * @param attr
@@ -409,7 +415,7 @@ public class Find extends CommandHandler {
    *          Any constraint.
    * @param substr
    *          Any substr.
-   *
+   * 
    * @return UiSelector
    * @throws AndroidCommandException
    */
diff --git a/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/TouchEvent.java b/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/TouchEvent.java
index 9ca89d7df..cd53dbc59 100644
--- a/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/TouchEvent.java
+++ b/lib/devices/android/bootstrap/src/io/appium/android/bootstrap/handler/TouchEvent.java
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ public abstract class TouchEvent extends CommandHandler {
     return fieldObject;
   }
 
-  protected AndroidElement            el        = null;
+  protected AndroidElement            el;
 
-  protected int                       clickX    = -1;
+  protected int                       clickX;
 
-  protected int                       clickY    = -1;
+  protected int                       clickY;
 
   protected Hashtable<String, Object> params;
 
-  protected boolean                   isElement = false;
+  protected boolean                   isElement;
 
   /**
    * 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public abstract class TouchEvent extends CommandHandler {
   @Override
   public AndroidCommandResult execute(final AndroidCommand command)
       throws JSONException {
+    initalize();
     try {
       params = command.params();
 
@@ -138,6 +139,18 @@ public abstract class TouchEvent extends CommandHandler {
     return method;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Variables persist across executions. initialize must be called at the start
+   * of execute.
+   **/
+  private void initalize() {
+    el = null;
+    clickX = -1;
+    clickY = -1;
+    params = null;
+    isElement = false;
+  }
+
   protected void printEventDebugLine(final String methodName,
       final Integer... duration) {
     String extra = "";