diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java
index e6c7e101d0789..83158ffafa7e9 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/PipTransition.java
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ public class PipTransition extends PipTransitionController {
             }
 
             // Please file a bug to handle the unexpected transition type.
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Entering PIP with unexpected transition type="
-                    + transitTypeToString(transitType));
+            android.util.Slog.e(TAG, "Found new PIP in transition with mis-matched type="
+                    + transitTypeToString(transitType), new Throwable());
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PhonePipMenuController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PhonePipMenuController.java
index a0a8f9fb2cde3..94e593b106a5c 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PhonePipMenuController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/pip/phone/PhonePipMenuController.java
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ public class PhonePipMenuController implements PipMenuController {
         mTmpDestinationRectF.set(destinationBounds);
         mMoveTransform.setRectToRect(mTmpSourceRectF, mTmpDestinationRectF, Matrix.ScaleToFit.FILL);
         final SurfaceControl surfaceControl = getSurfaceControl();
+        if (surfaceControl == null) {
+            return;
+        }
         final SurfaceControl.Transaction menuTx =
                 mSurfaceControlTransactionFactory.getTransaction();
         menuTx.setMatrix(surfaceControl, mMoveTransform, mTmpTransform);
@@ -359,6 +362,9 @@ public class PhonePipMenuController implements PipMenuController {
         }
 
         final SurfaceControl surfaceControl = getSurfaceControl();
+        if (surfaceControl == null) {
+            return;
+        }
         final SurfaceControl.Transaction menuTx =
                 mSurfaceControlTransactionFactory.getTransaction();
         menuTx.setCrop(surfaceControl, destinationBounds);