diff --git a/package/contents/code/hue.js b/package/contents/code/hue.js
index fa4e465..4d74a9b 100644
--- a/package/contents/code/hue.js
+++ b/package/contents/code/hue.js
@@ -62,8 +62,16 @@ function isInitialized () {
  * @return {bool} True if auth and bridge are set, otherwise false
  */
 function getHueConfigured() {
+    if(!isInitialized()) {
+        initHueConfig();
+    }
+    
     var base = plasmoid.configuration.baseURL 
     var auth = plasmoid.configuration.authToken
+    if(!base || !auth) {
+        // something went terribly wrong here
+        return false;
+    }
     if (!base.trim() || !auth.trim()) {
         // is empty or whitespace
         return false;
diff --git a/package/contents/ui/configActions.qml b/package/contents/ui/configActions.qml
index 9587012..637f28e 100644
--- a/package/contents/ui/configActions.qml
+++ b/package/contents/ui/configActions.qml
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ Item {
     }
     
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        if(!Hue.isInitialized()) {
+            Hue.initHueConfig();
+        }
         actionListModel.clear();
         
         try {