diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3faf838..9fdb26f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fixed chromium mediaSession instance showing up. fixes #338 #198
 - Set a new icon, should fix #302
+- Made sure settingsWindow exists before operating on it. fixes #344
 
 ## [5.8.0]
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/settings.ts b/src/scripts/settings.ts
index ce2303b..49e1996 100644
--- a/src/scripts/settings.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/settings.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ export const createSettingsWindow = function () {
 };
 
 export const showSettingsWindow = function (tab = "general") {
+  if (!settingsWindow) {
+    console.log("Settings window is not initialized. Attempting to create it.");
+    createSettingsWindow();
+  }
   settingsWindow.webContents.send("goToTab", tab);
 
   // refresh data just before showing the window