diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.cpp
index d42740cb0..cb4a440d7 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ TabDeckStorageVisual::TabDeckStorageVisual(TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, Abstra
         }
     });
 
-    connect(client, &AbstractClient::statusChanged, this, &TabDeckStorageVisual::handleConnectionChanged);
-    shareDeckAvailable = (client->getStatus() == StatusLoggedIn);
-    visualDeckStorageWidget->setShareAvailable(shareDeckAvailable);
-
     auto *widget = new QWidget(this);
     auto *layout = new QVBoxLayout(widget);
     layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -57,6 +53,10 @@ TabDeckStorageVisual::TabDeckStorageVisual(TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, Abstra
     layout->insertWidget(0, shareBar);
     shareBar->setVisible(false);
 
+    connect(client, &AbstractClient::statusChanged, this, &TabDeckStorageVisual::handleConnectionChanged);
+    shareDeckAvailable = (client->getStatus() == StatusLoggedIn);
+    visualDeckStorageWidget->setShareAvailable(shareDeckAvailable);
+
     shareTimeoutTimer->setSingleShot(true);
     shareTimeoutTimer->setInterval(
         static_cast<int>((static_cast<qint64>(SettingsCache::instance().network().getTimeOut()) + 1) *
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.h
index 1878ae9e8..7cd4e7d17 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/widgets/tabs/visual_deck_storage/tab_deck_storage_visual.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private:
 
     VisualDeckStorageWidget *visualDeckStorageWidget;
 
-    ShareBarWidget *shareBar;
+    ShareBarWidget *shareBar = nullptr;
     AbstractClient *client;
     QTimer *shareTimeoutTimer;
     int shareRequestSeq = 0;