diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
index d76484c135..a62e9d131d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ public class FallbackSwipeHandler extends
         } else {
             recentsCallback = callback;
         }
+        mRecentsView.cleanupRemoteTargets();
         mRecentsAnimationController.finish(
                 mAppCanEnterPip /* toRecents */, recentsCallback, true /* sendUserLeaveHint */);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
index e9571e0ca1..50d1244c81 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ public class LauncherSwipeHandlerV2 extends
 
     @Override
     protected void finishRecentsControllerToHome(Runnable callback) {
+        mRecentsView.cleanupRemoteTargets();
         mRecentsAnimationController.finish(
                 true /* toRecents */, callback, true /* sendUserLeaveHint */);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 395bfb1b24..d04158907a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -4283,7 +4283,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         }
         mPendingAnimation.addEndListener(isSuccess -> {
             if (isSuccess) {
-                if (tv.getTaskIds()[1] != -1) {
+                if (tv.getTaskIds()[1] != -1 && mRemoteTargetHandles != null) {
                     // TODO(b/194414938): make this part of the animations instead.
                     TaskViewUtils.createSplitAuxiliarySurfacesAnimator(
                             mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTransformParams().getTargetSet().nonApps,