From d305b048fcd5a3e781a2a45abbe8cc77877c48c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: adelikat <adelikat@tasvideos.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 11:26:43 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fix exception when hovering over Config -> Cores -> Snes when
 the user has never opened a SNES game

---
 BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index 8d6b8acd9c..0e36057881 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -1185,7 +1185,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Coresnes9xMenuItem.Checked = Global.Config.SNES_InSnes9x;
 			Coresnes9xMenuItem.Visible = VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild;
 
-			var sss = (LibsnesCore.SnesSyncSettings)Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<LibsnesCore>();
+			LibsnesCore.SnesSyncSettings sss = (LibsnesCore.SnesSyncSettings)Global.Config.GetCoreSyncSettings<LibsnesCore>();
+			if (sss == null)
+			{
+				sss = new LibsnesCore.SnesSyncSettings();
+			}
+
 			CorebsnesPerformanceMenuItem.Checked = sss.Profile == "Performance";
 			CorebsnesCompatibilityMenuItem.Checked = sss.Profile == "Compatibility";
 		}