diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
index 888ea9c..700feef 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
@@ -453,8 +453,10 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onRecentsAnimationCanceled(ThumbnailData thumbnailData) {
-        super.onRecentsAnimationCanceled(thumbnailData);
         mStateCallback.setStateOnUiThread(STATE_HANDLER_INVALIDATED);
+
+        // Defer clearing the controller and the targets until after we've updated the state
+        super.onRecentsAnimationCanceled(thumbnailData);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
index 8f75c79..1b60404 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
@@ -610,10 +610,12 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onRecentsAnimationCanceled(ThumbnailData thumbnailData) {
-        super.onRecentsAnimationCanceled(thumbnailData);
+        ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog("cancelRecentsAnimation");
         mActivityInitListener.unregister();
         mStateCallback.setStateOnUiThread(STATE_GESTURE_CANCELLED | STATE_HANDLER_INVALIDATED);
-        ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog("cancelRecentsAnimation");
+
+        // Defer clearing the controller and the targets until after we've updated the state
+        super.onRecentsAnimationCanceled(thumbnailData);
     }
 
     @Override