diff --git a/src/backend/launcher.ts b/src/backend/launcher.ts
index a907509664..87fd04bba5 100644
--- a/src/backend/launcher.ts
+++ b/src/backend/launcher.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ async function prepareWineLaunch(
     }
     if (
       GlobalConfig.get().getSettings().experimentalFeatures
-        .automaticWinetricksFixes
+        ?.automaticWinetricksFixes
     ) {
       await installFixes(appName, runner)
     }
diff --git a/src/common/types.ts b/src/common/types.ts
index 91f68b0434..64f02544ee 100644
--- a/src/common/types.ts
+++ b/src/common/types.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export interface AppSettings extends GameSettings {
   egsLinkedPath: string
   enableUpdates: boolean
   exitToTray: boolean
-  experimentalFeatures: ExperimentalFeatures
+  experimentalFeatures?: ExperimentalFeatures
   framelessWindow: boolean
   hideChangelogsOnStartup: boolean
   libraryTopSection: LibraryTopSectionOptions