diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandler.java
index e9ce692..9f19bb3 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/BaseSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PagedViewOrientedState;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
+import com.android.launcher3.touch.PortraitPagedViewHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.VibratorWrapper;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView;
 import com.android.quickstep.BaseActivityInterface.HomeAnimationFactory;
@@ -428,6 +429,9 @@
     }
 
     protected PagedOrientationHandler getOrientationHandler() {
+        if (mOrientedState == null) {
+            return new PortraitPagedViewHandler();
+        }
         return mOrientedState.getOrientationHandler();
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
index b2d182b..ab8b02f 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators;
 import com.android.launcher3.appprediction.PredictionUiStateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.appprediction.PredictionUiStateManager.Client;
+import com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.plugins.PluginManagerWrapper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TraceHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ScrimView;
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@
         }
     };
 
+    private RotationHelper.ForcedRotationChangedListener mForcedRotationChangedListener =
+            isForcedRotation -> LauncherRecentsView.this
+                    .disableMultipleLayoutRotations(!isForcedRotation);
+
     public LauncherRecentsView(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
     }
@@ -337,6 +342,7 @@
         super.onAttachedToWindow();
         PluginManagerWrapper.INSTANCE.get(getContext()).addPluginListener(
                 mRecentsExtraCardPluginListener, RecentsExtraCard.class);
+        mActivity.getRotationHelper().addForcedRotationCallback(mForcedRotationChangedListener);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -344,6 +350,7 @@
         super.onDetachedFromWindow();
         PluginManagerWrapper.INSTANCE.get(getContext()).removePluginListener(
                 mRecentsExtraCardPluginListener);
+        mActivity.getRotationHelper().removeForcedRotationCallback(mForcedRotationChangedListener);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 9bc95d7..872e690 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -280,9 +280,6 @@
         }
     };
 
-    private RotationHelper.ForcedRotationChangedListener mForcedRotationChangedListener =
-        isForcedRotation -> RecentsView.this.disableMultipleLayoutRotations(!isForcedRotation);
-
     private final PinnedStackAnimationListener mIPinnedStackAnimationListener =
             new PinnedStackAnimationListener();
 
@@ -482,8 +479,6 @@
         mIPinnedStackAnimationListener.setActivity(mActivity);
         SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(getContext()).setPinnedStackAnimationListener(
                 mIPinnedStackAnimationListener);
-        Launcher launcher = Launcher.getLauncher(getContext());
-        launcher.getRotationHelper().addForcedRotationCallback(mForcedRotationChangedListener);
         addActionsView();
     }
 
@@ -499,8 +494,6 @@
         mIdp.removeOnChangeListener(this);
         SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(getContext()).setPinnedStackAnimationListener(null);
         mIPinnedStackAnimationListener.setActivity(null);
-        Launcher launcher = Launcher.getLauncher(getContext());
-        launcher.getRotationHelper().removeForcedRotationCallback(mForcedRotationChangedListener);
     }
 
     @Override