diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/BytecodeViewer.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/BytecodeViewer.java
index 473c42af..28c64097 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/BytecodeViewer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/BytecodeViewer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.objectweb.asm.tree.ClassNode;
 import the.bytecode.club.bootloader.Boot;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.api.ClassNodeLoader;
-import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.api.ExceptionUI;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.components.*;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.resourceviewer.TabbedPane;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.resourceviewer.viewer.ClassViewer;
@@ -276,14 +275,40 @@ public class BytecodeViewer
         
         return Configuration.java;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns true if there is currently a tab open with a resource inside of it
+     */
+    public static boolean hasActiveResource()
+    {
+        return getActiveResource() != null;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns true if there is currently a tab open with a resource inside of it
+     */
+    public static boolean isActiveResourceClass()
+    {
+        ResourceViewer resource = getActiveResource();
+        return resource instanceof ClassViewer;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the currently opened & viewed resource
+     */
+    public static ResourceViewer getActiveResource()
+    {
+        return BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getActiveResource();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the currently opened ClassNode
      *
      * @return the currently opened ClassNode
      */
-    public static ClassNode getCurrentlyOpenedClassNode() {
-        return viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer().cn;
+    public static ClassNode getCurrentlyOpenedClassNode()
+    {
+        return getActiveResource().cn;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/GlobalHotKeys.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/GlobalHotKeys.java
index 7faa3263..088dc3b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/GlobalHotKeys.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/GlobalHotKeys.java
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ public class GlobalHotKeys
 		else if ((e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_W) && ((e.getModifiers() & KeyEvent.CTRL_MASK) != 0))
 		{
 			Configuration.lastHotKeyExecuted = System.currentTimeMillis();
-			if (BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer() != null)
-				BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.tabs.remove(BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer());
+			
+			if (BytecodeViewer.hasActiveResource())
+				BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.tabs.remove(BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getActiveResource());
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourcesearch/SearchBoxPane.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourcesearch/SearchBoxPane.java
index 3e55952e..9d642ec3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourcesearch/SearchBoxPane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourcesearch/SearchBoxPane.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode;
 
 import org.objectweb.asm.tree.ClassNode;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.BytecodeViewer;
-import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.MainViewerGUI;
-import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.resourceviewer.WorkPaneMainComponent;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.components.VisibleComponent;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.resourceviewer.viewer.ResourceViewer;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.searching.BackgroundSearchThread;
@@ -179,11 +177,10 @@ public class SearchBoxPane extends VisibleComponent
         }
         else if (radius == SearchRadius.Current_Class)
         {
-            final ResourceViewer cv = Objects.requireNonNull(MainViewerGUI.getComponent(WorkPaneMainComponent.class)).getCurrentViewer();
+            final ResourceViewer cv = BytecodeViewer.getActiveResource();
+            
             if (cv != null)
-            {
                 searchType.details.search(cv.container, cv.cn, srn, exact.isSelected());
-            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/WorkPaneMainComponent.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/WorkPaneMainComponent.java
index d8ea4ddb..71fd49bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/WorkPaneMainComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/resourceviewer/WorkPaneMainComponent.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class WorkPaneMainComponent extends VisibleComponent
         }
     }
 
-    public ResourceViewer getCurrentViewer() {
+    public ResourceViewer getActiveResource() {
         return (ResourceViewer) tabs.getSelectedComponent();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/preinstalled/CodeSequenceDiagram.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/preinstalled/CodeSequenceDiagram.java
index d00a5a01..65c7a465 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/preinstalled/CodeSequenceDiagram.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/plugin/preinstalled/CodeSequenceDiagram.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import org.objectweb.asm.tree.MethodNode;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.BytecodeViewer;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.Resources;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.api.Plugin;
-import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.resourceviewer.viewer.ClassViewer;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.plugin.PluginManager;
 
 /***************************************************************************
@@ -58,19 +57,13 @@ public class CodeSequenceDiagram extends Plugin
         if (BytecodeViewer.promptIfNoLoadedClasses())
             return;
     
-        if (BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer() == null || !(BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer() instanceof ClassViewer))
+        if (!BytecodeViewer.isActiveResourceClass())
         {
             BytecodeViewer.showMessage("First open a class file.");
             return;
         }
         
-        ClassNode c = BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer().cn;
-        if (c == null)
-        {
-            BytecodeViewer.showMessage("Current viewer ClassNode is null inside of CodeSequenceDiagram. Please report to @Konloch");
-            return;
-        }
-        
+        ClassNode c = BytecodeViewer.getCurrentlyOpenedClassNode();
         JFrame frame = new JFrame("Code Sequence Diagram - " + c.name);
 
         frame.setIconImages(Resources.iconList);
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/ResourceDecompiling.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/ResourceDecompiling.java
index 7a352dda..5c2724c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/ResourceDecompiling.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/ResourceDecompiling.java
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import org.objectweb.asm.ClassWriter;
 import org.objectweb.asm.tree.ClassNode;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.BytecodeViewer;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.Configuration;
-import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.api.ExceptionUI;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.decompilers.Decompiler;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.components.FileChooser;
-import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.gui.resourceviewer.viewer.ClassViewer;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.util.DialogueUtils;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.util.JarUtils;
 import the.bytecode.club.bytecodeviewer.util.MiscUtils;
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ public class ResourceDecompiling
 		if (BytecodeViewer.promptIfNoLoadedClasses())
 			return;
 		
-		if (BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer() == null || !(BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer() instanceof ClassViewer))
+		if (!BytecodeViewer.isActiveResourceClass())
 		{
 			BytecodeViewer.showMessage("First open a class file.");
 			return;
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ public class ResourceDecompiling
 			if (BytecodeViewer.autoCompileSuccessful())
 				return;
 			
-			final String s = BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer().cn.name;
+			final String s = BytecodeViewer.getCurrentlyOpenedClassNode().name;
 			
 			if (s == null)
 				return;
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/util/RefreshWorkPane.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/util/RefreshWorkPane.java
index 68b19a1e..ecd29775 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/util/RefreshWorkPane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/util/RefreshWorkPane.java
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ public class RefreshWorkPane implements ActionListener
 	@Override
 	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
 	{
-		if (BytecodeViewer.viewer.refreshOnChange.isSelected()) {
-			if (BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.getCurrentViewer() == null)
+		if (BytecodeViewer.viewer.refreshOnChange.isSelected())
+		{
+			if (!BytecodeViewer.hasActiveResource())
 				return;
 			
 			BytecodeViewer.viewer.workPane.refreshClass.doClick();