diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
index b4f8cb290fb13..2affe0605d899 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ public class BubbleController implements ConfigurationController.ConfigurationLi
         if (b.getEntry() != null) {
             // Updating the entry to be a bubble will trigger our normal update flow
             setIsBubble(b.getEntry(), isBubble, b.shouldAutoExpand());
-        } else {
+        } else if (isBubble) {
             // If we have no entry to update, it's a persisted bubble so
             // we need to add it to the stack ourselves
             Bubble bubble = mBubbleData.getOrCreateBubble(null, b /* persistedBubble */);