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 3eb183e..77deace 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandler.java
@@ -615,7 +615,9 @@
     @Override
     public void onRecentsAnimationCanceled(ThumbnailData thumbnailData) {
         super.onRecentsAnimationCanceled(thumbnailData);
-        mRecentsView.setRecentsAnimationTargets(null, null);
+        if (mRecentsView != null) {
+            mRecentsView.setRecentsAnimationTargets(null, null);
+        }
         mActivityInitListener.unregister();
         mStateCallback.setStateOnUiThread(STATE_GESTURE_CANCELLED | STATE_HANDLER_INVALIDATED);
         ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog("cancelRecentsAnimation");