diff --git a/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.csproj b/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.csproj
index beb7b62..73cd121 100644
--- a/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.csproj
+++ b/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>LiveSplit</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>false</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
diff --git a/UI/Components/AutoSplitIntegrationComponent.cs b/UI/Components/AutoSplitIntegrationComponent.cs
index b2344a0..9d836a7 100644
--- a/UI/Components/AutoSplitIntegrationComponent.cs
+++ b/UI/Components/AutoSplitIntegrationComponent.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void LoadAutoSplitSettings()
         {
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(SettingsPath) && File.Exists(SettingsPath))
             {
-                AutoSplit.Send("settings|" + SettingsPath);
+                AutoSplit?.Send("settings|" + SettingsPath);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/update/Components/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.dll b/update/Components/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.dll
index 0f549a1..3395fd7 100644
Binary files a/update/Components/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.dll and b/update/Components/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.dll differ
diff --git a/update/Components/update.LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.xml b/update/Components/update.LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.xml
index 5de8017..9237e7c 100644
--- a/update/Components/update.LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.xml
+++ b/update/Components/update.LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <updates>
+	<update version="1.8.3">
+		<files>
+			<file path="Components/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.dll" status="changed" />
+		</files>
+		<changelog>
+			<change>Fixed an unhandled null reference exception when trying to set a settings path without starting AutoSplit program first.</change>
+		</changelog>
+	</update>
 	<update version="1.8.2">
 		<files>
 			<file path="Components/LiveSplit.AutoSplitIntegration.dll" status="changed" />
@@ -16,4 +24,4 @@
 			<change>Fixes AutoSplit not being opened correctly.</change>
 		</changelog>
 	</update>
-</updates>
+</updates>
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