diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
index 875b72cb34..5a09e021b2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class OverviewCommandHelper {
      */
     @BinderThread
     public void addCommand(int type) {
-        if (mPendingCommands.size() > MAX_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+        if (mPendingCommands.size() >= MAX_QUEUE_SIZE) {
             return;
         }
         CommandInfo cmd = new CommandInfo(type);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java
index 2abd715fae..8c43fd108f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/DesktopTaskView.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class DesktopTaskView extends TaskView {
     public RunnableList launchTasks() {
         SystemUiProxy.INSTANCE.get(getContext()).showDesktopApps();
         getRecentsView().startHome();
-        return new RunnableList();
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Nullable
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 527a0d1b36..b7fbed5ab1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -725,13 +725,14 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
     /**
      * Launch of the current task (both live and inactive tasks) with an animation.
      */
+    @Nullable
     public RunnableList launchTasks() {
         RecentsView recentsView = getRecentsView();
         RemoteTargetHandle[] remoteTargetHandles = recentsView.mRemoteTargetHandles;
-        RunnableList runnableList = new RunnableList();
         if (isRunningTask() && remoteTargetHandles != null) {
             if (!mIsClickableAsLiveTile) {
-                return runnableList;
+                Log.e(TAG, "TaskView is not clickable as a live tile; returning to home.");
+                return null;
             }
 
             mIsClickableAsLiveTile = false;
@@ -756,11 +757,16 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
             if (targets == null) {
                 // If the recents animation is cancelled somehow between the parent if block and
                 // here, try to launch the task as a non live tile task.
-                launchTaskAnimated();
+                RunnableList runnableList = launchTaskAnimated();
+                if (runnableList == null) {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Recents animation cancelled and cannot launch task as non-live tile"
+                            + "; returning to home");
+                }
                 mIsClickableAsLiveTile = true;
                 return runnableList;
             }
 
+            RunnableList runnableList = new RunnableList();
             AnimatorSet anim = new AnimatorSet();
             TaskViewUtils.composeRecentsLaunchAnimator(
                     anim, this, targets.apps,
@@ -797,10 +803,10 @@ public class TaskView extends FrameLayout implements Reusable {
             });
             anim.start();
             recentsView.onTaskLaunchedInLiveTileMode();
+            return runnableList;
         } else {
             return launchTaskAnimated();
         }
-        return runnableList;
     }
 
     /**