diff --git a/src/pygui/ISC/Tabs/components/UtilityFooter.qml b/src/pygui/ISC/Tabs/components/UtilityFooter.qml
index 560729a..835566d 100644
--- a/src/pygui/ISC/Tabs/components/UtilityFooter.qml
+++ b/src/pygui/ISC/Tabs/components/UtilityFooter.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Rectangle {
     border.width: 1
     color: Theme.sidePanelBackground
 
+    property var settingsPopup: null
+    property var aboutDialog: null
+
     RowLayout {
         anchors.fill: parent
         anchors.margins: 4
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ Rectangle {
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.fillHeight: true
             icon.source: "../icons/settings.svg"
-            onClicked: utilFooter.parent.settingsPopup.open()
+            onClicked: if (settingsPopup) settingsPopup.open()
 
             background: Rectangle {
                 radius: 8
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ Rectangle {
             Layout.fillWidth: true
             Layout.fillHeight: true
             icon.source: "../icons/about.svg"
-            onClicked: utilFooter.parent.aboutDialog.open()
+            onClicked: if (aboutDialog) aboutDialog.open()
 
             background: Rectangle {
                 radius: 8