diff --git a/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_Notifications.cpp b/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_Notifications.cpp
index 914d5a3..3710fff 100644
--- a/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_Notifications.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_Notifications.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ void FCogEngineWindow_Notifications::Initialize()
 {    
     Super::Initialize();
 
-    OutputDevice.Notifications = this;
-
     Config = GetConfig<UCogEngineConfig_Notifications>();
+
+    OutputDevice.Notifications = this;
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ void FCogEngineWindow_Notifications::AddNotification(const TCHAR* InMessage, ELo
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FCogEngineWindow_Notifications::OnLogReceived(const TCHAR* InMessage, ELogVerbosity::Type InVerbosity, const class FName& InCategory)
 {
+    if (Config == nullptr)
+    { return; }
+
     if (Config->DisableNotifications)
     { return; }
     
diff --git a/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_OutputLog.cpp b/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_OutputLog.cpp
index 76830a5..a2c6071 100644
--- a/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_OutputLog.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/Cog/Source/CogEngine/Private/CogEngineWindow_OutputLog.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void FCogEngineWindow_OutputLog::AddLog(const TCHAR* InMessage, ELogVerbosity::T
 
     FLogInfo& LogInfo = LogInfos.AddDefaulted_GetRef();
     LogInfo.Frame = GFrameCounter;
-    LogInfo.Time = Config->UseUTCTime ? FDateTime::UtcNow() : FDateTime::Now();
+    LogInfo.Time = Config != nullptr && Config->UseUTCTime ? FDateTime::UtcNow() : FDateTime::Now();
     LogInfo.Verbosity = InVerbosity;
     LogInfo.Category = InCategory;
     LogInfo.LineStart = TextBuffer.size();