diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/ExpandedAppBarLayout.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/ExpandedAppBarLayout.kt
index 5919ae564e..c5b6a63e60 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/ExpandedAppBarLayout.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/base/ExpandedAppBarLayout.kt
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class ExpandedAppBarLayout@JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Att
         val smallHeight = -realHeight + shortH + tabHeight
         val newY = when {
             // for smaller devices, when search is active, we want to shrink the app bar and never
-                // extend it pass the compact state
+            // extend it pass the compact state
             toolbarMode == ToolbarState.EXPANDED && compactSearchMode -> {
                 MathUtils.clamp(
                     translationY,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index dee9ed4ec9..1b609e5c0a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity<MainActivityBinding>(), DownloadServiceLi
         val isAppBarVisible = binding.appBar.isVisible
         val needsAnim = if (showSearchBar) !binding.cardFrame.isVisible || binding.cardFrame.alpha < 1f
         else binding.cardFrame.isVisible || binding.cardFrame.alpha > 0f
-        if (needsAnim && binding.appBar.useLargeToolbar && !onSmallerController &&
+        if (this::router.isInitialized && needsAnim && binding.appBar.useLargeToolbar && !onSmallerController &&
             (showSearchAnyway || isAppBarVisible)
         ) {
             binding.appBar.background = null
@@ -542,7 +542,9 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity<MainActivityBinding>(), DownloadServiceLi
             tA.duration = (abs(binding.cardFrame.alpha - endValue) * 150).roundToLong()
             searchBarAnimation = tA
             tA.start()
-        } else if (!binding.appBar.useLargeToolbar || onSmallerController || !isAppBarVisible) {
+        } else if (this::router.isInitialized &&
+            (!binding.appBar.useLargeToolbar || onSmallerController || !isAppBarVisible)
+        ) {
             binding.cardFrame.alpha = 1f
             binding.cardFrame.isVisible = showSearchBar
         }