diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
index 7d03d7727a..cf74b7d46a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskOverlayFactory.java
@@ -190,9 +190,11 @@ public class TaskOverlayFactory implements ResourceBasedOverride {
          */
         public void endLiveTileMode(@NonNull Runnable callback) {
             RecentsView recentsView = mThumbnailView.getTaskView().getRecentsView();
-            recentsView.switchToScreenshot(
-                    () -> recentsView.finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */,
-                            false /* shouldPip */, callback));
+            if (recentsView != null) {
+                recentsView.switchToScreenshot(
+                        () -> recentsView.finishRecentsAnimation(true /* toRecents */,
+                                false /* shouldPip */, callback));
+            }
         }
 
         /**