diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 230d7b3a..bcc51b93 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ class App:
   self._slice_sel_start = -1
   self._slice_sel_end = -1
   self.context_files = []
+  self.ui_synthesis_prompt: str = ""
+  self.ui_synthesis_selected_takes: dict[str, bool] = {}
   # --- Rendering & Theme State ---
   self.perf_show_graphs: dict[str, bool] = {}
   self.ui_crt_filter = False
@@ -3998,8 +4000,8 @@ def render_synthesis_panel(app: App) -> None:
  """
  imgui.text("Select takes to synthesize:")
  discussions = app.project.get('discussion', {}).get('discussions', {})
- if not hasattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_selected_takes'): app.ui_synthesis_selected_takes = {name: False for name in discussions}
- if not hasattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_prompt'):         app.ui_synthesis_prompt = ""
+ if not isinstance(getattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_selected_takes', None), dict): app.ui_synthesis_selected_takes = {name: False for name in discussions}
+ if not isinstance(getattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_prompt', None), str):        app.ui_synthesis_prompt = ""
  for name in discussions: _, app.ui_synthesis_selected_takes[name] = imgui.checkbox(name, app.ui_synthesis_selected_takes.get(name, False))
  imgui.spacing()
  imgui.text("Synthesis Prompt:")
@@ -4134,9 +4136,9 @@ def render_takes_panel(app: App) -> None:
  imgui.text("Takes & Synthesis")
  imgui.separator()
  discussions = app.project.get('discussion', {}).get('discussions', {})
- if not hasattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_selected_takes'):
+ if not isinstance(getattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_selected_takes', None), dict):
   app.ui_synthesis_selected_takes = {name: False for name in discussions}
- if not hasattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_prompt'):
+ if not isinstance(getattr(app, 'ui_synthesis_prompt', None), str):
   app.ui_synthesis_prompt = ""
  if imgui.begin_table("takes_table", 3, imgui.TableFlags_.resizable | imgui.TableFlags_.borders):
   imgui.table_setup_column("Name", imgui.TableColumnFlags_.width_stretch)