diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 759b966f..3a8679da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+2024-05-31: [BUGFIX] Fix `GlobalMenu` crash after reloading config
 2024-05-29: [BUGFIX] Fix bug with border decorations when using both standard and decorated borders
 2024-05-22: [RELEASE] v0.26.0 release - compatible with qtile 0.26.0
 2024-05-19: [FEATURE] Add modified `Plasma` layout to include border highlighting
diff --git a/qtile_extras/resources/dbusmenu/__init__.py b/qtile_extras/resources/dbusmenu/__init__.py
index 073fa675..d8301aa5 100644
--- a/qtile_extras/resources/dbusmenu/__init__.py
+++ b/qtile_extras/resources/dbusmenu/__init__.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """Custom repr to help debugging."""
-        txt = f"'{self.label.replace('_','')}'" if self.label else self.item_type
+        txt = f"'{self.label.replace('_', '')}'" if self.label else self.item_type
         if self.children_display == "submenu":
             txt += "*"
         return f"<DBusMenuItem ({self.id}:{txt})>"
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.path = path
         self.bus = bus
         self._menus: dict[int, dict[str, int | list[DBusMenuItem]]] = {}
+        self._interface = None
         self.no_cache_menus = no_cache_menus
         self.layout_callbacks = []
         self.display_menu_callback = display_menu_callback
@@ -186,6 +187,9 @@ async def _get_menu(self, root):
         Method to retrieve the menu layout from the DBus interface.
         """
 
+        if self._interface is None:
+            return None, None
+
         needs_update = True
 
         # Alert the app that we're about to draw a menu
@@ -237,7 +241,10 @@ def parse_menu(self, root, callback, task):
         update_needed, returned_menu = task.result()
         menu = []
 
-        if update_needed == self.MENU_UPDATED:
+        if update_needed is None:
+            return
+
+        elif update_needed == self.MENU_UPDATED:
             # Remember the menu revision ID so we know whether to update or not
             revision, layout = returned_menu
 
@@ -285,3 +292,6 @@ async def click(self, id):
         # Ugly hack: delete all stored menus if the menu has been clicked
         # This will force a reload when the menu is next generated.
         self._menus = {}
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self._interface.off_layout_updated(self._layout_updated)
diff --git a/qtile_extras/widget/globalmenu.py b/qtile_extras/widget/globalmenu.py
index b13ec862..d5c323ac 100644
--- a/qtile_extras/widget/globalmenu.py
+++ b/qtile_extras/widget/globalmenu.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import asyncio
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from libqtile import hook
 from libqtile.backend.base.window import Internal
+from libqtile.utils import create_task
 from libqtile.widget import base
 
 from qtile_extras.resources.dbusmenu import DBusMenu
@@ -85,12 +85,16 @@ def client_updated(self, wid):
             del self.app_menus[wid]
 
         if wid == self.current_wid:
-            asyncio.create_task(self.get_window_menu(wid))
+            create_task(self.get_window_menu(wid))
 
     def set_hooks(self):
         hook.subscribe.focus_change(self.hook_response)
         hook.subscribe.client_killed(self.client_killed)
 
+    def clear_hooks(self):
+        hook.unsubscribe.focus_change(self.hook_response)
+        hook.unsubscribe.client_killed(self.client_killed)
+
     def hook_response(self, *args, startup=False):
         if not startup and self.bar.screen != self.qtile.current_screen:
             self.clear()
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ def hook_response(self, *args, startup=False):
 
         self.current_wid = self.qtile.current_window.wid if self.qtile.current_window else None
         if self.current_wid:
-            asyncio.create_task(self.get_window_menu(self.current_wid))
+            create_task(self.get_window_menu(self.current_wid))
         elif not startup:
             self.clear()
 
@@ -228,4 +232,8 @@ def finalize(self):
         registrar.finalize()
         for item in self.items:
             item.finalize()
+        for menu in self.app_menus.values():
+            menu.stop()
+        self.app_menus.clear()
+        self.clear_hooks()
         base._TextBox.finalize(self)