diff --git a/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/CustomConfiguration.qml b/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/CustomConfiguration.qml
index 1abab6baaf..6f3d6ffa17 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/CustomConfiguration.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/CustomConfiguration.qml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Item
         OldControls.ToolButton
         {
             id: printerTypeSelector
-            text: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.definition.name
+            text: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine !== null ? Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.definition.name: ""
             tooltip: text
             height: UM.Theme.getSize("print_setup_big_item").height
             width: Math.round(parent.width * 0.7) + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Item
                     return paddedWidth - textWidth - UM.Theme.getSize("print_setup_big_item").height * 0.5 - UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
                 }
             }
-            property string instructionLink: Cura.ContainerManager.getContainerMetaDataEntry(Cura.MachineManager.activeStack.material.id, "instruction_link", "")
+            property string instructionLink: Cura.MachineManager.activeStack != null ? Cura.ContainerManager.getContainerMetaDataEntry(Cura.MachineManager.activeStack.material.id, "instruction_link", ""): ""
 
             Row
             {
diff --git a/resources/qml/Menus/LocalPrinterMenu.qml b/resources/qml/Menus/LocalPrinterMenu.qml
index 4da1de2abf..bd6c57d744 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Menus/LocalPrinterMenu.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Menus/LocalPrinterMenu.qml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Instantiator
     {
         text: model.name
         checkable: true
-        checked: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachineId == model.id
+        checked: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine !== null ? Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.id == model.id: false
         exclusiveGroup: group
         visible: !model.hasRemoteConnection
         onTriggered: Cura.MachineManager.setActiveMachine(model.id)
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/MachinesPage.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/MachinesPage.qml
index 79989d00a1..81630b7548 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/MachinesPage.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/MachinesPage.qml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ UM.ManagementPage
 
     sectionRole: "discoverySource"
 
-    activeId: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachineId
+    activeId: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine !== null ? Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.id: ""
     activeIndex: activeMachineIndex()
 
     function activeMachineIndex()
diff --git a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
index b0e225fd8e..f134e006e4 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ Item
                 property var globalPropertyProvider: inheritStackProvider
                 property var externalResetHandler: false
 
+                property string activeMachineId: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine !== null ? Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.id : ""
+
                 //Qt5.4.2 and earlier has a bug where this causes a crash: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-35989
                 //In addition, while it works for 5.5 and higher, the ordering of the actual combo box drop down changes,
                 //causing nasty issues when selecting different options. So disable asynchronous loading of enum type completely.
@@ -314,16 +316,15 @@ Item
                     when: model.settable_per_extruder || (inheritStackProvider.properties.limit_to_extruder != null && inheritStackProvider.properties.limit_to_extruder >= 0);
                     value:
                     {
-                        // associate this binding with Cura.MachineManager.activeMachineId in the beginning so this
+                        // Associate this binding with Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.id in the beginning so this
                         // binding will be triggered when activeMachineId is changed too.
                         // Otherwise, if this value only depends on the extruderIds, it won't get updated when the
                         // machine gets changed.
-                        var activeMachineId = Cura.MachineManager.activeMachineId;
 
                         if (!model.settable_per_extruder)
                         {
                             //Not settable per extruder or there only is global, so we must pick global.
-                            return activeMachineId;
+                            return delegate.activeMachineId
                         }
                         if (inheritStackProvider.properties.limit_to_extruder != null && inheritStackProvider.properties.limit_to_extruder >= 0)
                         {
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ Item
                             return Cura.ExtruderManager.activeExtruderStackId;
                         }
                         //No extruder tab is selected. Pick the global stack. Shouldn't happen any more since we removed the global tab.
-                        return activeMachineId;
+                        return delegate.activeMachineId
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ Item
                 UM.SettingPropertyProvider
                 {
                     id: inheritStackProvider
-                    containerStackId: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachineId
+                    containerStackId: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine !== null ? Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.id: ""
                     key: model.key
                     watchedProperties: [ "limit_to_extruder" ]
                 }
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ Item
                 {
                     id: provider
 
-                    containerStackId: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachineId
+                    containerStackId: delegate.activeMachineId
                     key: model.key ? model.key : ""
                     watchedProperties: [ "value", "enabled", "state", "validationState", "settable_per_extruder", "resolve" ]
                     storeIndex: 0
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ Item
             {
                 id: machineExtruderCount
 
-                containerStackId: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachineId
+                containerStackId: delegate.activeMachineId
                 key: "machine_extruder_count"
                 watchedProperties: [ "value" ]
                 storeIndex: 0