diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
index f398d90505..07f4916d98 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recents/RecentsController.kt
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ class RecentsController(bundle: Bundle? = null) :
     fun hasQueue() = presenter.downloadManager.hasQueue()
 
     override fun showSheet() {
+        if (!isBindingInitialized) return
         if (binding.downloadBottomSheet.dlBottomSheet.sheetBehavior?.isHideable == false || hasQueue()) {
             binding.downloadBottomSheet.dlBottomSheet.sheetBehavior?.expand()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/source/BrowseController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/source/BrowseController.kt
index 4fb36febfd..c1561c611a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/source/BrowseController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/source/BrowseController.kt
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ class BrowseController :
     }
 
     override fun showSheet() {
+        if (!isBindingInitialized) return
         binding.bottomSheet.root.sheetBehavior?.expand()
     }