diff --git a/packages/patrol/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/patrol/CHANGELOG.md
index c5a2f400f..4400a6b32 100644
--- a/packages/patrol/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/patrol/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - Bump Gradle version in the example app so it's possible to build them on the
   latest JDK 23 (#2503)
+- Fix `$.native.tap()` not working with `Selector` having `instance` set. (#2501)
 
 ## 3.14.0
 
diff --git a/packages/patrol/android/src/main/kotlin/pl/leancode/patrol/AutomatorServer.kt b/packages/patrol/android/src/main/kotlin/pl/leancode/patrol/AutomatorServer.kt
index 32b5392fc..d039689b4 100644
--- a/packages/patrol/android/src/main/kotlin/pl/leancode/patrol/AutomatorServer.kt
+++ b/packages/patrol/android/src/main/kotlin/pl/leancode/patrol/AutomatorServer.kt
@@ -168,16 +168,24 @@ class AutomatorServer(private val automation: Automator) : NativeAutomatorServer
 
     override fun tap(request: TapRequest) {
         if (request.selector != null) {
+            // Remove instance before creating bySelector, as it's not supported
+            var selector2 = request.selector.copy(instance = null)
+            val bySelector = selector2.toBySelector()
+
             automation.tap(
                 uiSelector = request.selector.toUiSelector(),
-                bySelector = request.selector.toBySelector(),
+                bySelector = bySelector,
                 index = request.selector.instance?.toInt() ?: 0,
                 timeout = request.timeoutMillis
             )
         } else if (request.androidSelector != null) {
+            // Remove instance before creating bySelector, as it's not supported
+            var androidSelector2 = request.androidSelector.copy(instance = null)
+            val bySelector = androidSelector2.toBySelector()
+
             automation.tap(
                 uiSelector = request.androidSelector.toUiSelector(),
-                bySelector = request.androidSelector.toBySelector(),
+                bySelector = bySelector,
                 index = request.androidSelector.instance?.toInt() ?: 0,
                 timeout = request.timeoutMillis
             )