diff --git a/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.cpp b/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.cpp
index d5b3e690..5b3352d4 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "lib/configio.hpp"
 #include "builtinmodules.hpp"
 #include "filedialogmanager.hpp"
-#include "nostalgia/core/input.hpp"
 #include "studioapp.hpp"
 
 namespace nostalgia {
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ oxModelEnd()
 
 StudioUI::StudioUI(core::Context *ctx) noexcept {
 	m_ctx = ctx;
-	m_projectExplorer = new ProjectExplorer(m_ctx);
+	m_projectExplorer = ox::make_unique<ProjectExplorer>(m_ctx);
 	m_projectExplorer->fileChosen.connect(this, &StudioUI::openFile);
 	loadModules();
 	// open project and files
@@ -283,8 +282,8 @@ ox::Error StudioUI::openProject(const ox::String &path) noexcept {
 	m_project = ox::make_unique<studio::Project>(m_ctx->rom.get(), path);
 	auto sctx = applicationData<studio::StudioContext>(m_ctx);
 	sctx->project = m_project.get();
-	m_project->fileAdded.connect(m_projectExplorer, &ProjectExplorer::refreshProjectTreeModel);
-	m_project->fileDeleted.connect(m_projectExplorer, &ProjectExplorer::refreshProjectTreeModel);
+	m_project->fileAdded.connect(m_projectExplorer.get(), &ProjectExplorer::refreshProjectTreeModel);
+	m_project->fileDeleted.connect(m_projectExplorer.get(), &ProjectExplorer::refreshProjectTreeModel);
 	m_openFiles.clear();
 	m_editors.clear();
 	studio::editConfig<StudioConfig>(m_ctx, [&](StudioConfig *config) {
diff --git a/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.hpp b/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.hpp
index 7fccd74d..ce24a84a 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.hpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/studio/studioapp.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class StudioUI: public ox::SignalHandler {
 		ox::Vector<ox::UniquePtr<studio::BaseEditor>> m_editors;
 		ox::Vector<ox::UniquePtr<studio::Widget>> m_widgets;
 		ox::HashMap<ox::String, studio::EditorMaker::Func> m_editorMakers;
-		ProjectExplorer *m_projectExplorer = nullptr;
+		ox::UniquePtr<ProjectExplorer> m_projectExplorer;
 		ox::Vector<ox::String> m_openFiles;
 		studio::BaseEditor *m_activeEditor = nullptr;
 		studio::BaseEditor *m_activeEditorUpdatePending = nullptr;