diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs
index d80760063f..4772e146e0 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/PlaybackBox.cs
@@ -62,16 +62,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 		}
 
-		public PlaybackBox()
+		public PlaybackBox(TAStudio tastudio)
 		{
+			Tastudio = tastudio;
 			InitializeComponent();
+			
+		}
+
+		protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
+		{
+			base.OnLoad(e);
+
 			_programmaticallyChangingValue = true;
-			if (Global.Config != null) // A check needed for the designer
-			{
-				TurboSeekCheckbox.Checked = Global.Config.TurboSeek;
-				AutoRestoreCheckbox.Checked = Tastudio.Settings.AutoRestoreLastPosition;
-				FollowCursorCheckbox.Checked = Tastudio.Settings.FollowCursor;
-			}
+			
+			TurboSeekCheckbox.Checked = Global.Config.TurboSeek;
+			AutoRestoreCheckbox.Checked = Tastudio.Settings.AutoRestoreLastPosition;
+			FollowCursorCheckbox.Checked = Tastudio.Settings.FollowCursor;
+
 			_programmaticallyChangingValue = false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
index 3612d75499..b21a9e766b 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.Designer.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			this.TasStatusStrip = new StatusStripEx();
 			this.MessageStatusLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
 			this.SplicerStatusLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
-			this.TasPlaybackBox = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.PlaybackBox();
+			this.TasPlaybackBox = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.PlaybackBox(this);
 			this.MarkerControl = new BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.MarkerControl();
 			this.MarkerContextMenu = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip(this.components);
 			this.EditMarkerContextMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();