diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx
index cf0434d4..287b4a44 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import flixel.input.keyboard.FlxKey;
 import funkin.game.Character;
 
 class CharacterEditor extends UIState {
-	var __character:String;
+	static var __character:String;
 	public var character:Character;
 
 	public var ghosts:CharacterGhostsHandler;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class CharacterEditor extends UIState {
 
 	public function new(character:String) {
 		super();
-		__character = character;
+		if (character != null) __character = character;
 	}
 
 	public override function create() {
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
index 280795bb..34ba79b0 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import funkin.editors.ui.UIState;
 import openfl.net.FileReference;
 
 class Charter extends UIState {
-	var __song:String;
-	var __diff:String;
-	var __reload:Bool;
+	static var __song:String;
+	static var __diff:String;
+	static var __reload:Bool;
 
 	var chart(get, null):ChartData;
 	private function get_chart()
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ class Charter extends UIState {
 
 	public function new(song:String, diff:String, reload:Bool = true) {
 		super();
-		__song = song;
-		__diff = diff;
-		__reload = reload;
+		if (song != null) {
+			__song = song;
+			__diff = diff;
+			__reload = reload;
+		}
 	}
 
 	public override function create() {