diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 4a09a1c81a..e63e5ef9c6 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@
 #include <LibGUI/Label.h>
 #include <LibGUI/SpinBox.h>
 
-SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns)
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<SettingsDialog>> SettingsDialog::try_create(GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns)
+{
+    auto settings_widget = GUI::Widget::construct();
+    TRY(settings_widget->load_from_gml(settings_dialog_gml));
+    auto settings_dialog = TRY(adopt_nonnull_ref_or_enomem(new (nothrow) SettingsDialog(move(settings_widget), move(parent), move(board_rows), move(board_columns))));
+    return settings_dialog;
+}
+
+SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(NonnullRefPtr<GUI::Widget> settings_widget, GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns)
     : GUI::Dialog(parent)
     , m_board_rows(board_rows)
     , m_board_columns(board_columns)
@@ -27,29 +35,28 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t bo
     set_icon(parent->icon());
     set_resizable(false);
 
-    auto main_widget = set_main_widget<GUI::Widget>().release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
-    main_widget->load_from_gml(settings_dialog_gml).release_value_but_fixme_should_propagate_errors();
+    set_main_widget(settings_widget);
 
-    auto board_rows_spinbox = main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::SpinBox>("board_rows_spinbox");
+    auto board_rows_spinbox = settings_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::SpinBox>("board_rows_spinbox");
     board_rows_spinbox->set_value(m_board_rows);
 
     board_rows_spinbox->on_change = [&](auto value) {
         m_board_rows = value;
     };
 
-    auto board_columns_spinbox = main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::SpinBox>("board_columns_spinbox");
+    auto board_columns_spinbox = settings_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::SpinBox>("board_columns_spinbox");
     board_columns_spinbox->set_value(m_board_columns);
 
     board_columns_spinbox->on_change = [&](auto value) {
         m_board_columns = value;
     };
 
-    auto cancel_button = main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Button>("cancel_button");
+    auto cancel_button = settings_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Button>("cancel_button");
     cancel_button->on_click = [this](auto) {
         done(ExecResult::Cancel);
     };
 
-    auto ok_button = main_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Button>("ok_button");
+    auto ok_button = settings_widget->find_descendant_of_type_named<GUI::Button>("ok_button");
     ok_button->on_click = [this](auto) {
         done(ExecResult::OK);
     };
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h
index 8b8f366f0a..95dde32476 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/SettingsDialog.h
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 #include <LibGUI/Dialog.h>
 
 class SettingsDialog : public GUI::Dialog {
-    C_OBJECT(SettingsDialog)
+    C_OBJECT_ABSTRACT(SettingsDialog)
 public:
+    static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<SettingsDialog>> try_create(GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns);
     size_t board_rows() const { return m_board_rows; }
     size_t board_columns() const { return m_board_columns; }
 
 private:
-    SettingsDialog(GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns);
+    SettingsDialog(NonnullRefPtr<GUI::Widget> settings_widget, GUI::Window* parent, size_t board_rows, size_t board_columns);
 
     size_t m_board_rows;
     size_t m_board_columns;
diff --git a/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp b/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp
index 7488154b26..2611684f5b 100644
--- a/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Games/Flood/main.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,13 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     update();
 
     auto change_settings = [&] {
-        auto settings_dialog = SettingsDialog::construct(window, board_rows, board_columns);
+        auto settings_dialog_or_error = SettingsDialog::try_create(window, board_rows, board_columns);
+        if (settings_dialog_or_error.is_error()) {
+            GUI::MessageBox::show(window, "Failed to load the settings window"sv, "Unable to Open Settings"sv, GUI::MessageBox::Type::Error);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto settings_dialog = settings_dialog_or_error.release_value();
         if (settings_dialog->exec() != GUI::Dialog::ExecResult::OK)
             return;