diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
index ffab936d14..1f0851f6f6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ public class BubbleBarView extends FrameLayout {
     }
 
     /** Returns the child count excluding the overflow if it's present. */
-    private int getBubbleChildCount() {
+    int getBubbleChildCount() {
         return hasOverflow() ? getChildCount() - 1 : getChildCount();
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index 4fe4ace5d1..cd0bca65e6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -583,9 +583,8 @@ public class BubbleBarViewController {
     public void animateBubbleNotification(BubbleBarBubble bubble, boolean isExpanding,
             boolean isUpdate) {
         boolean isInApp = mTaskbarStashController.isInApp();
-        // if this is the first bubble, animate to the initial state. one bubble is the overflow
-        // so check for at most 2 children.
-        if (mBarView.getChildCount() <= 2 && !isUpdate) {
+        // if this is the first bubble, animate to the initial state.
+        if (mBarView.getBubbleChildCount() == 1 && !isUpdate) {
             mBubbleBarViewAnimator.animateToInitialState(bubble, isInApp, isExpanding);
             return;
         }