diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java
index ce916cba312a8..37e3c531229a8 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java
@@ -307,6 +307,13 @@ public class SettingsDrawerActivity extends Activity {
             return TileUtils.getCategories(SettingsDrawerActivity.this, sTileCache);
         }
 
+        @Override
+        protected void onPreExecute() {
+            if (sConfigTracker == null || sTileCache == null) {
+                getDashboardCategories();
+            }
+        }
+
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(List<DashboardCategory> dashboardCategories) {
             for (int i = 0; i < dashboardCategories.size(); i++) {