diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java
index c1aed98..b27abc4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DropTarget.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.InstanceId;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.InstanceIdSequence;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.Executors;
 
 /**
  * Interface defining an object that can receive a drag.
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@
 
         public DragObject(Context context) {
             if (FeatureFlags.FOLDER_NAME_SUGGEST.get()) {
-                folderNameProvider = FolderNameProvider.newInstance(context);
+                Executors.MODEL_EXECUTOR.post(() -> {
+                    folderNameProvider = FolderNameProvider.newInstance(context);
+                });
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index 7998c2d..301f79c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -1005,7 +1005,8 @@
         if (!items.isEmpty()) {
             mLauncher.getModelWriter().moveItemsInDatabase(items, mInfo.id, 0);
         }
-        if (FeatureFlags.FOLDER_NAME_SUGGEST.get() && !isBind) {
+        if (FeatureFlags.FOLDER_NAME_SUGGEST.get() && !isBind
+                && total > 1 /* no need to update if there's one icon */) {
             Executors.MODEL_EXECUTOR.post(() -> {
                 FolderNameInfo[] nameInfos =
                         new FolderNameInfo[FolderNameProvider.SUGGEST_MAX];
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
index b40b1e2..7af4664 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
             FolderNameInfo[] nameInfos =
                     new FolderNameInfo[FolderNameProvider.SUGGEST_MAX];
             if (FeatureFlags.FOLDER_NAME_SUGGEST.get()) {
-                Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.post(() -> {
+                Executors.MODEL_EXECUTOR.post(() -> {
                     d.folderNameProvider.getSuggestedFolderName(
                             getContext(), mInfo.contents, nameInfos);
                     showFinalView(finalIndex, item, nameInfos, d.logInstanceId);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderNameProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderNameProvider.java
index 7731e6e..2be0bce 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderNameProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderNameProvider.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.FolderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.IntSparseArrayMap;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.Preconditions;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ResourceBasedOverride;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     public static FolderNameProvider newInstance(Context context) {
         FolderNameProvider fnp = Overrides.getObject(FolderNameProvider.class,
                 context.getApplicationContext(), R.string.folder_name_provider_class);
+        Preconditions.assertWorkerThread();
         fnp.load(context);
 
         return fnp;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@
 
     public static FolderNameProvider newInstance(Context context, List<AppInfo> appInfos,
             IntSparseArrayMap<FolderInfo> folderInfos) {
+        Preconditions.assertWorkerThread();
         FolderNameProvider fnp = Overrides.getObject(FolderNameProvider.class,
                 context.getApplicationContext(), R.string.folder_name_provider_class);
         fnp.load(appInfos, folderInfos);
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@
     public void getSuggestedFolderName(Context context,
             ArrayList<WorkspaceItemInfo> workspaceItemInfos,
             FolderNameInfo[] nameInfos) {
-
+        Preconditions.assertWorkerThread();
         if (DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "getSuggestedFolderName:" + Arrays.toString(nameInfos));
         }