diff --git a/src/DynamoCore/Logging/AnalyticsService.cs b/src/DynamoCore/Logging/AnalyticsService.cs
index 037c1f00ae1..5ed073b98c5 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCore/Logging/AnalyticsService.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCore/Logging/AnalyticsService.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ internal static bool IsADPOptedIn
 
         internal static bool IsADPAvailable()
         {
+            if (Analytics.DisableAnalytics ||
+                adpAnalyticsUI == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             return adpAnalyticsUI.IsProviderAvailable();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/DynamoCore/Models/DynamoModel.cs b/src/DynamoCore/Models/DynamoModel.cs
index 4916fa7082a..038e5883cc5 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCore/Models/DynamoModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCore/Models/DynamoModel.cs
@@ -983,6 +983,9 @@ private void CheckFeatureFlagTest()
         {
             if (!DynamoModel.IsTestMode)
             {
+                if (DynamoModel.FeatureFlags == null)
+                    return;
+            
                 if (DynamoModel.FeatureFlags.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("EasterEggIcon1", false))
                 {
                     this.Logger.Log("EasterEggIcon1 is true FROM MODEL");
diff --git a/src/DynamoCore/Scheduler/UpdateRenderPackageAsyncTask.cs b/src/DynamoCore/Scheduler/UpdateRenderPackageAsyncTask.cs
index da57ec951bf..5acce1fc58d 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCore/Scheduler/UpdateRenderPackageAsyncTask.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCore/Scheduler/UpdateRenderPackageAsyncTask.cs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ private void GetTessellationDataFromGraphicItem(Guid outputPortId, IGraphicItem
                 var previousMeshVertexCount = package.MeshVertexCount;
 
                 //Todo Plane tessellation needs to be handled here vs in LibG currently
-                bool instancingEnabled = DynamoModel.FeatureFlags.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("graphics-primitive-instancing", false);
+                bool instancingEnabled = DynamoModel.FeatureFlags?.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("graphics-primitive-instancing", false) ?? false;
                 if (graphicItem is Plane plane)
                 {
                     CreatePlaneTessellation(package, plane);
diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs
index e0d653e44c8..136d345db1b 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ internal virtual void AggregateRenderPackages(IEnumerable<HelixRenderPackage> pa
                         //If we have any line geometry that was not associated with an instance,
                         //remove the previously added line data from the render package so the remaining lines can be added to the scene.
                         if (rp.LineVertexRangesAssociatedWithInstancing.Any() 
-                            && DynamoModel.FeatureFlags.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("graphics-primitive-instancing", false))
+                            && DynamoModel.FeatureFlags?.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("graphics-primitive-instancing", false) == true)
                         {
                             //For each range of line vertices add the line data and instances to the scene
                             var j = 0;
@@ -1880,7 +1880,7 @@ internal virtual void AggregateRenderPackages(IEnumerable<HelixRenderPackage> pa
                     //If we have any mesh geometry that was not associated with an instance, remove the previously added
                     //mesh data from the render package so the remaining mesh can be added to the scene.
                     if (rp.MeshVertexRangesAssociatedWithInstancing.Any() 
-                        && DynamoModel.FeatureFlags.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("graphics-primitive-instancing", false))
+                        && DynamoModel.FeatureFlags?.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("graphics-primitive-instancing", false) == true)
                     {
                         //For each range of mesh vertices add the mesh data and instances to the scene
                         var j = 0;
diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Views/Core/DynamoView.xaml.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Views/Core/DynamoView.xaml.cs
index ec2ded6d658..dbf386c6c0c 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Views/Core/DynamoView.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/Views/Core/DynamoView.xaml.cs
@@ -1067,6 +1067,9 @@ private void CheckTestFlags()
         {
             if (!DynamoModel.IsTestMode)
             {
+                if (DynamoModel.FeatureFlags == null)
+                    return;
+                    
                 //feature flag test.
                 if (DynamoModel.FeatureFlags?.CheckFeatureFlag<bool>("EasterEggIcon1", false) == true)
                 {