diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/BookmarkContainer.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/BookmarkContainer.tsx
index 19565f96..02e6ab16 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/BookmarkContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/BookmarkContainer.tsx
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export default function BookmarkContainer(props: BasicChannelTabsProps & { userI
                 {bookmarks && !bookmarks.length && <Text className={cl("bookmark-placeholder-text")} variant="text-xs/normal">
                     You have no bookmarks. You can add an open tab or hide this by right clicking it
                 </Text>}
-                {bookmarks?.length &&
+                {Array.isArray(bookmarks) && bookmarks.length > 0 &&
                     bookmarks.map((_, i) => (
                         <Bookmark key={i} index={i} bookmarks={bookmarks} methods={methods} />
                     ))
diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/ChannelTabsContainer.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/ChannelTabsContainer.tsx
index 91c14721..a9974903 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/ChannelTabsContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/components/ChannelTabsContainer.tsx
@@ -30,16 +30,6 @@ export default function ChannelsTabsContainer(props: BasicChannelTabsProps) {
         if (save) saveTabs(userId);
     }, [userId]);
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        // for some reason, the app directory is it's own page instead of a layer, so when it's opened
-        // everything behind it is destroyed, including our container. this workaround is required
-        // to properly add the container back without reinitializing everything
-        if ((Vencord.Plugins.plugins.ChannelTabs as any).appDirectoryClosed) {
-            setUserId(UserStore.getCurrentUser().id);
-            update(false);
-        }
-    }, []);
-
     const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/index.tsx b/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/index.tsx
index d55d335b..884d1e3f 100644
--- a/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/equicordplugins/channelTabs/index.tsx
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ export default definePlugin({
                 match: /\i&&\((\i).maxHeight.{0,5}\)/,
                 replace: "$&;$1.maxHeight-=$self.containerHeight"
             }
-        },
-        // workaround for app directory killing our component, see comments in ChannelTabContainer.tsx
-        {
-            find: ".ApplicationDirectoryEntrypointNames.EXTERNAL",
-            replacement: {
-                match: /(\.guildSettingsSection\).{0,30})},\[/,
-                replace: "$1;$self.onAppDirectoryClose()},["
-            }
         }
     ],