diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 2a2d1dde3e..c11a8bbd37 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -992,13 +992,17 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
      */
     public void launchSideTaskInLiveTileModeForRestartedApp(int taskId) {
         int runningTaskViewId = getTaskViewIdFromTaskId(taskId);
-        if (mRunningTaskViewId != -1 && mRunningTaskViewId == runningTaskViewId) {
-            TransformParams params = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTransformParams();
-            RemoteAnimationTargets targets = params.getTargetSet();
-            if (targets != null && targets.findTask(taskId) != null) {
-                launchSideTaskInLiveTileMode(taskId, targets.apps, targets.wallpapers,
-                        targets.nonApps);
-            }
+        if (mRunningTaskViewId == -1 ||
+                mRunningTaskViewId != runningTaskViewId ||
+                mRemoteTargetHandles == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        TransformParams params = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTransformParams();
+        RemoteAnimationTargets targets = params.getTargetSet();
+        if (targets != null && targets.findTask(taskId) != null) {
+            launchSideTaskInLiveTileMode(taskId, targets.apps, targets.wallpapers,
+                    targets.nonApps);
         }
     }