diff --git a/Modules/Bar/ActiveWindow.qml b/Modules/Bar/ActiveWindow.qml
index 1335a45..0374a2a 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/ActiveWindow.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/ActiveWindow.qml
@@ -29,18 +29,27 @@ Row {
   Connections {
     target: CompositorService
     function onActiveWindowChanged() {
-      // Check if window actually changed
-      if (CompositorService.focusedWindowIndex !== lastWindowIndex) {
-        lastWindowIndex = CompositorService.focusedWindowIndex
-        showingFullTitle = true
-        fullTitleTimer.restart()
+      try {
+        // Check if window actually changed
+        if (CompositorService.focusedWindowIndex !== lastWindowIndex) {
+          lastWindowIndex = CompositorService.focusedWindowIndex
+          showingFullTitle = true
+          fullTitleTimer.restart()
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error("ActiveWindow: Error in activeWindowChanged:", e)
       }
     }
   }
 
   function getTitle() {
-    const focusedWindow = CompositorService.getFocusedWindow()
-    return focusedWindow ? (focusedWindow.title || focusedWindow.appId || "") : ""
+    try {
+      const focusedWindow = CompositorService.getFocusedWindow()
+      return focusedWindow ? (focusedWindow.title || focusedWindow.appId || "") : ""
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("ActiveWindow: Error getting title:", e)
+      return ""
+    }
   }
 
   //  A hidden text element to safely measure the full title width
diff --git a/Services/CompositorService.qml b/Services/CompositorService.qml
index a2cb86e..5f9d448 100644
--- a/Services/CompositorService.qml
+++ b/Services/CompositorService.qml
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ Singleton {
   signal overviewStateChanged
   signal windowListChanged
 
+  // Throttle timer to prevent too frequent window updates
+  Timer {
+    id: windowUpdateTimer
+    interval: 100 // 100ms debounce
+    repeat: false
+    onTriggered: {
+      if (isHyprland) {
+        updateHyprlandWindows()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // Compositor detection
   Component.onCompleted: {
     detectCompositor()
@@ -52,7 +64,8 @@ Singleton {
     enabled: isHyprland && Hyprland && Hyprland.toplevels
     function onValuesChanged() {
       try {
-        updateHyprlandWindows()
+        // Use throttled update to prevent rapid-fire updates causing crashes
+        windowUpdateTimer.restart()
         windowListChanged()
       } catch (e) {
         Logger.error("Compositor", "Error in toplevels valuesChanged:", e)
@@ -65,10 +78,12 @@ Singleton {
     enabled: isHyprland && Hyprland
     function onRawEvent(event) {
       try {
+        // Only update workspaces on raw events, not windows (too frequent)
         updateHyprlandWorkspaces()
         workspaceChanged()
-        updateHyprlandWindows()
-        windowListChanged()
+        // Remove automatic window updates on raw events to prevent crashes
+        // updateHyprlandWindows()
+        // windowListChanged()
       } catch (e) {
         Logger.error("Compositor", "Error in rawEvent:", e)
       }
@@ -107,8 +122,26 @@ Singleton {
   // Hyprland integration
   function initHyprland() {
     try {
-      Hyprland.refreshWorkspaces()
-      Hyprland.refreshToplevels()
+      Logger.log("Compositor", "Starting Hyprland initialization...")
+      
+      // Add safety checks before calling refresh functions
+      if (!Hyprland) {
+        throw new Error("Hyprland object is null")
+      }
+      
+      if (typeof Hyprland.refreshWorkspaces === 'function') {
+        Hyprland.refreshWorkspaces()
+      } else {
+        Logger.warn("Compositor", "Hyprland.refreshWorkspaces not available")
+      }
+      
+      if (typeof Hyprland.refreshToplevels === 'function') {
+        Hyprland.refreshToplevels()
+      } else {
+        Logger.warn("Compositor", "Hyprland.refreshToplevels not available")
+      }
+      
+      // Update with safety checks
       updateHyprlandWorkspaces()
       updateHyprlandWindows()
       setupHyprlandConnections()
@@ -117,6 +150,7 @@ Singleton {
       Logger.error("Compositor", "Error initializing Hyprland:", e)
       compositorType = "unknown"
       isHyprland = false
+      isNiri = false
     }
   }
 
@@ -485,8 +519,12 @@ Singleton {
 
   // Get focused window
   function getFocusedWindow() {
-    if (focusedWindowIndex >= 0 && focusedWindowIndex < windows.length) {
-      return windows[focusedWindowIndex]
+    try {
+      if (focusedWindowIndex >= 0 && focusedWindowIndex < windows.length && windows) {
+        return windows[focusedWindowIndex]
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      Logger.error("Compositor", "Error getting focused window:", e)
     }
     return null
   }