diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/main.cpp b/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/main.cpp
index fefd531f94..6addaf0b43 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/main.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FontEditor/main.cpp
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     window->set_icon(app_icon.bitmap_for_size(16));
     window->resize(440, 470);
 
-    auto& font_editor = window->set_main_widget<FontEditorWidget>();
-    font_editor.initialize_menubar(*window);
+    auto font_editor = TRY(window->try_set_main_widget<FontEditorWidget>());
+    font_editor->initialize_menubar(*window);
 
     if (path) {
-        auto success = font_editor.open_file(path);
+        auto success = font_editor->open_file(path);
         if (!success)
             return 1;
     } else {
         auto mutable_font = static_ptr_cast<Gfx::BitmapFont>(Gfx::FontDatabase::default_font().clone())->unmasked_character_set();
-        font_editor.initialize({}, move(mutable_font));
+        font_editor->initialize({}, move(mutable_font));
     }
 
     window->on_close_request = [&]() -> GUI::Window::CloseRequestDecision {
-        if (font_editor.request_close())
+        if (font_editor->request_close())
             return GUI::Window::CloseRequestDecision::Close;
         return GUI::Window::CloseRequestDecision::StayOpen;
     };