diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 82b9819..56a205f 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -41,21 +41,14 @@
         <item name="android:background">@null</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">@color/quantum_panel_text_color</item>
         <item name="android:drawablePadding">@dimen/dynamic_grid_icon_drawable_padding</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowRadius">2.0</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowDx">0</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowDy">2</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowColor">@color/quantum_panel_text_shadow_color</item>
+        <item name="android:shadowRadius">0</item>
         <item name="customShadows">false</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="WorkspaceIcon.Folder">
         <item name="android:background">@null</item>
         <item name="android:textColor">@color/quantum_panel_text_color</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowColor">@color/quantum_panel_text_shadow_color</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowRadius">2.0</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowDx">0</item>
-        <item name="android:shadowDy">2</item>
-
+        <item name="android:shadowRadius">0</item>
         <item name="customShadows">false</item>
     </style>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 924ed11..e7c658a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -3230,7 +3230,10 @@
             mAppsCustomizeTabHost.setContentTypeImmediate(contentType);
         }
 
-        if (animated) {
+        // If for some reason our views aren't initialized, don't animate
+        boolean initialized = getAllAppsButton() != null;
+
+        if (animated && initialized) {
             mStateAnimation = LauncherAnimUtils.createAnimatorSet();
             final AppsCustomizePagedView content = (AppsCustomizePagedView)
                     toView.findViewById(R.id.apps_customize_pane_content);
@@ -3457,7 +3460,10 @@
                     toState, animated, layerViews);
         }
 
-        if (animated) {
+        // If for some reason our views aren't initialized, don't animate
+        boolean initialized = getAllAppsButton() != null;
+
+        if (animated && initialized) {
             mStateAnimation = LauncherAnimUtils.createAnimatorSet();
             if (workspaceAnim != null) {
                 mStateAnimation.play(workspaceAnim);