diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
index ddceabf662..1ab512462b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Hotkey.cs
@@ -328,51 +328,66 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				// Ram Search
 				case "Do Search":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.DoSearch();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<RamSearch>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.DoSearch();
 					break;
 				case "New Search":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NewSearch();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<RamSearch>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NewSearch();
 					break;
 				case "Previous Compare To":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextCompareTo(reverse: true);
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<RamSearch>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextCompareTo(reverse: true);
 					break;
 				case "Next Compare To":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextCompareTo();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<RamSearch>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextCompareTo();
 					break;
 				case "Previous Operator":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextOperator(reverse: true);
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<RamSearch>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextOperator(reverse: true);
 					break;
 				case "Next Operator":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextOperator();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<RamSearch>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.RamSearch.NextOperator();
 					break;
 
 				//TAStudio
 				case "Add Branch":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.AddBranchExternal();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.AddBranchExternal();
 					break;
 				case "Delete Branch":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.RemoveBranchExtrenal();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.RemoveBranchExtrenal();
 					break;
 				case "Toggle Follow Cursor":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.TasPlaybackBox.FollowCursor ^= true;
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.TasPlaybackBox.FollowCursor ^= true;
 					break;
 				case "Toggle Auto-Restore":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.TasPlaybackBox.AutoRestore ^= true;
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.TasPlaybackBox.AutoRestore ^= true;
 					break;
 				case "Toggle Turbo Seek":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.TasPlaybackBox.TurboSeek ^= true;
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.TasPlaybackBox.TurboSeek ^= true;
 					break;
 				case "Clear Frames":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.ClearFramesExternal();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.ClearFramesExternal();
 					break;
 				case "Insert Frame":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.InsertFrameExternal();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.InsertFrameExternal();
 					break;
 				case "Delete Frames":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.DeleteFramesExternal();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.DeleteFramesExternal();
 					break;
 				case "Clone Frames":
-					GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.CloneFramesExternal();
+					if (GlobalWin.Tools.IsLoaded<TAStudio>())
+						GlobalWin.Tools.TAStudio.CloneFramesExternal();
 					break;
 
 				// SNES