diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
index 4c242ccf691c7..19f407492e1fd 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/stack/NotificationStackScrollLayout.java
@@ -2511,9 +2511,9 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
             mNeedsAnimation = false;
         }
         if (!mAnimationEvents.isEmpty() || isCurrentlyAnimating()) {
+            setAnimationRunning(true);
             mStateAnimator.startAnimationForEvents(mAnimationEvents, mCurrentStackScrollState,
                     mGoToFullShadeDelay);
-            setAnimationRunning(true);
             mAnimationEvents.clear();
             updateBackground();
             updateViewShadows();
@@ -3131,6 +3131,7 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
             mListener.onChildLocationsChanged(this);
         }
         runAnimationFinishedRunnables();
+        setAnimationRunning(false);
         updateBackground();
         updateViewShadows();
     }
@@ -3247,6 +3248,7 @@ public class NotificationStackScrollLayout extends ViewGroup
             maxLength = Math.max(mDarkAnimationOriginIndex,
                     getNotGoneChildCount() - mDarkAnimationOriginIndex - 1);
         }
+        maxLength = Math.max(0, maxLength);
         long delay = maxLength * StackStateAnimator.ANIMATION_DELAY_PER_ELEMENT_DARK;
         fadeAnimator.setStartDelay(delay);
         fadeAnimator.setDuration(StackStateAnimator.ANIMATION_DURATION_STANDARD);