diff --git a/src/widget/wmainwindow.cpp b/src/widget/wmainwindow.cpp
index a2d25a3d187e..b4bd4d34143c 100644
--- a/src/widget/wmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/wmainwindow.cpp
@@ -303,9 +303,10 @@ void WMainWindow::finalize() {
     t.start();
 
     // Save the current window state (position, maximized, etc)
-    m_pSettingsManager->settings()->set(ConfigKey("[MainWindow]", "geometry"),
+    UserSettingsPointer pSettings = m_pCore->settingsManager()->settings();
+    pSettings->set(ConfigKey("[MainWindow]", "geometry"),
         QString(saveGeometry().toBase64()));
-    m_pSettingsManager->settings()->set(ConfigKey("[MainWindow]", "state"),
+    pSettings->set(ConfigKey("[MainWindow]", "state"),
         QString(saveState().toBase64()));
 
     setCentralWidget(NULL);
@@ -358,9 +359,10 @@ void WMainWindow::initializeWindow() {
     m_pMenuBar->setPalette(Pal);
 
     // Restore the current window state (position, maximized, etc)
-    restoreGeometry(QByteArray::fromBase64(m_pSettingsManager->settings()->getValueString(
+    UserSettingsPointer pSettings = m_pCore->settingsManager()->settings();
+    restoreGeometry(QByteArray::fromBase64(pSettings->getValueString(
         ConfigKey("[MainWindow]", "geometry")).toUtf8()));
-    restoreState(QByteArray::fromBase64(m_pSettingsManager->settings()->getValueString(
+    restoreState(QByteArray::fromBase64(pSettings->getValueString(
         ConfigKey("[MainWindow]", "state")).toUtf8()));
 
     setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/images/ic_mixxx_window.png"));