diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
index 12a55c25fe1..adf962c2cce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
@@ -464,14 +464,11 @@ QProcessEnvironment PuppetCreator::processEnvironment() const
 #ifndef QMLDESIGNER_TEST
     view = QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->viewManager().nodeInstanceView();
     view->emitCustomNotification("PuppetStatus", {}, {QVariant(m_qrcMapping)});
-#endif
-
-    QStringList importPaths = m_model->importPaths();
 
     QmlDesigner::Import import = QmlDesigner::Import::createLibraryImport("QtQuick3D", "1.0");
     bool view3DEnabled = false;
 
-    if (view && m_model->hasImport(import, true, true)) {
+    if (m_model->hasImport(import, true, true)) {
         if (view->rootModelNode().hasAuxiliaryData("3d-view"))
             view3DEnabled = view->rootModelNode().auxiliaryData("3d-view").toBool();
         else
@@ -480,6 +477,9 @@ QProcessEnvironment PuppetCreator::processEnvironment() const
 
     if (view3DEnabled)
         environment.set("QMLDESIGNER_QUICK3D_MODE", "true");
+#endif
+
+    QStringList importPaths = m_model->importPaths();
 
     /* For the fallback puppet we have to remove the path to the original qtbase plugins to avoid conflics */
     if (m_availablePuppetType == FallbackPuppet)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
index 45fd4957590..2cae7208c5d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ void DocumentManager::findPathToIsoProFile(bool *iconResourceFileAlreadyExists,
 
     if (!iconQrcFileNode) {
         // The QRC file that we want doesn't exist or is not listed under RESOURCES in the .pro.
-        *resourceFilePath = project->projectDirectory().toString() + "/" + isoIconsQrcFile;
+        if (project)
+            *resourceFilePath = project->projectDirectory().toString() + "/" + isoIconsQrcFile;
 
         // We assume that the .pro containing the QML file is an acceptable place to add the .qrc file.
         ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode *projectNode = ProjectExplorer::ProjectTree::nodeForFile(qmlFileName)->parentProjectNode();