diff --git a/IDE/src/ui/GenerateDialog.bf b/IDE/src/ui/GenerateDialog.bf
index 26a4f82f..b87b99d2 100644
--- a/IDE/src/ui/GenerateDialog.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/ui/GenerateDialog.bf
@@ -747,7 +747,16 @@ namespace IDE.ui
 				{
 					isWorking = true;
 					var bfCompiler = gApp.mBfResolveCompiler;
-					if (!bfCompiler.IsPerformingBackgroundOperation())
+					if (bfCompiler == null)
+					{
+						if (mOutputPanel == null)
+						{
+							ShowError("Cannot generate files in safe mode");
+							RehupMinSize();
+						}
+						mPendingGenList = false;
+					}
+					else if (!bfCompiler.IsPerformingBackgroundOperation())
 					{
 						bfCompiler.CheckThreadDone();
 
@@ -768,7 +777,7 @@ namespace IDE.ui
 				}
 			}
 
-			gApp.mBfResolveCompiler.CheckThreadDone();
+			gApp.mBfResolveCompiler?.CheckThreadDone();
 
 			if ((mThreadState == .Executing) || (isWorking))
 			{
diff --git a/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf b/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf
index e1288b7f..152af6bf 100644
--- a/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf
+++ b/IDE/src/ui/ProjectPanel.bf
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ namespace IDE.ui
 			        {
 			            bfCompiler.QueueProjectSourceRemoved(projectSource);
 			        }
-					gApp.mBfResolveCompiler.QueueDeferredResolveAll();
+					gApp.mBfResolveCompiler?.QueueDeferredResolveAll();
 			    }
 #if IDE_C_SUPPORT
 			    else if (IDEApp.IsClangSourceFile(fullPath))