diff --git a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/config.cpp b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/config.cpp
index f78884f2..da9fdcbe 100644
--- a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/config.cpp
+++ b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/config.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ void Config::connectScope() {
     const Type* Config::name() const {                                                                                 \
         if (m_scope && m_scope->config())                                                                              \
             return m_scope->config()->name();                                                                          \
-        return GlobalConfig::instance()->name();                                                                       \
+        auto* global = GlobalConfig::instance();                                                                       \
+        return global ? global->name() : nullptr;                                                                      \
     }
 
 CONFIG_ATTACHED_GETTER(AppearanceConfig, appearance)
@@ -164,6 +165,11 @@ CONFIG_ATTACHED_GETTER(UserPaths, paths)
 #undef CONFIG_ATTACHED_GETTER
 
 Config* Config::qmlAttachedProperties(QObject* object) {
+    // Ensure GlobalConfig singleton is created before any attached property access
+    if (!GlobalConfig::instance()) {
+        if (auto* engine = qmlEngine(object))
+            engine->singletonInstance<GlobalConfig*>("Caelestia.Config", "GlobalConfig");
+    }
     return new Config(ConfigScope::find(object), object);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/tokens.cpp b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/tokens.cpp
index ac383ba5..2b0559fa 100644
--- a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/tokens.cpp
+++ b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/tokens.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ void Tokens::connectScope() {
     const Type* Tokens::name() const {                                                                                 \
         if (m_scope && m_scope->tokens())                                                                              \
             return m_scope->tokens()->name();                                                                          \
-        return TokenConfig::instance()->name();                                                                        \
+        auto* global = TokenConfig::instance();                                                                        \
+        return global ? global->name() : nullptr;                                                                      \
     }
 
 TOKENS_ATTACHED_GETTER(AppearanceTokens, appearance)
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ TOKENS_ATTACHED_GETTER(ControlCenterTokens, controlCenter)
 #undef TOKENS_ATTACHED_GETTER
 
 Tokens* Tokens::qmlAttachedProperties(QObject* object) {
+    // Ensure TokenConfig singleton is created before any attached property access
+    if (!TokenConfig::instance()) {
+        if (auto* engine = qmlEngine(object))
+            engine->singletonInstance<TokenConfig*>("Caelestia.Config", "TokenConfig");
+    }
     return new Tokens(ConfigScope::find(object), object);
 }