diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
index 77d9045..6dfca9e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 
     @Thunk static class CacheEntry {
         public Bitmap icon;
-        public CharSequence title;
-        public CharSequence contentDescription;
+        public CharSequence title = "";
+        public CharSequence contentDescription = "";
         public boolean isLowResIcon;
     }
 
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
         CacheEntry entry = mCache.get(cacheKey);
         if (entry == null || (entry.isLowResIcon && !useLowResIcon)) {
             entry = new CacheEntry();
-            mCache.put(cacheKey, entry);
+            boolean entryUpdated = true;
 
             // Check the DB first.
             if (!getEntryFromDB(cn, user, entry, useLowResIcon)) {
@@ -600,8 +600,14 @@
 
                 } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
                     if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Application not installed " + packageName);
+                    entryUpdated = false;
                 }
             }
+
+            // Only add a filled-out entry to the cache
+            if (entryUpdated) {
+                mCache.put(cacheKey, entry);
+            }
         }
         return entry;
     }