diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index 0138a91..048e9d9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -3004,6 +3004,10 @@
         }
 
         public void run() {
+            if (!mHasLoaderCompletedOnce) {
+                // Loader has not yet run.
+                return;
+            }
             final Context context = mApp.getContext();
 
             final String[] packages = mPackages;