diff --git a/Userland/Applications/VideoPlayer/main.cpp b/Userland/Applications/VideoPlayer/main.cpp
index 363e7cda49..4f75fad855 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/VideoPlayer/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/VideoPlayer/main.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     auto const video_track = track.video_track().value();
 
     auto image = Gfx::Bitmap::try_create(Gfx::BitmapFormat::BGRx8888, Gfx::IntSize(video_track.pixel_height, video_track.pixel_width)).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
-    auto& main_widget = window->set_main_widget<GUI::Widget>();
-    main_widget.set_fill_with_background_color(true);
-    main_widget.set_layout<GUI::VerticalBoxLayout>();
-    auto& image_widget = main_widget.add<GUI::ImageWidget>();
+    auto main_widget = TRY(window->try_set_main_widget<GUI::Widget>());
+    main_widget->set_fill_with_background_color(true);
+    main_widget->set_layout<GUI::VerticalBoxLayout>();
+    auto& image_widget = main_widget->add<GUI::ImageWidget>();
     image_widget.set_bitmap(image);
     image_widget.set_fixed_size(video_track.pixel_height, video_track.pixel_width);
-    TRY(main_widget.try_add_child(image_widget));
+    TRY(main_widget->try_add_child(image_widget));
 
     Video::VP9::Decoder vp9_decoder;
     for (auto const& cluster : document->clusters()) {