diff --git a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
index 68bd09a9d..a81d033ab 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -6348,10 +6348,10 @@ void OBSBasic::StreamingStop(int code, QString last_error)
 
 void OBSBasic::AutoRemux()
 {
-	QString input = outputHandler->lastRecordingPath.c_str();
-	if (input.isEmpty())
+	if (outputHandler->lastRecordingPath.empty())
 		return;
 
+	QString input = outputHandler->lastRecordingPath.c_str();
 	QFileInfo fi(input);
 	QString suffix = fi.suffix();
 
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-status-bar.cpp b/UI/window-basic-status-bar.cpp
index a018de4ab..b97ddb809 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-status-bar.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-status-bar.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void OBSBasicStatusBar::Deactivate()
 		totalRecordSeconds = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!main->outputHandler->Active()) {
+	if (main->outputHandler && !main->outputHandler->Active()) {
 		delete refreshTimer;
 
 		delayInfo->setText("");