diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 12dbf21..3e4da43 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ you should use the socket in the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/colorshell.sock for a faster re
             this.#connections.set(Wireplumber.getDefault(), 
                 Wireplumber.getDefault().getDefaultSink().connect("notify::volume", () => 
                     !Windows.getDefault().isOpen("control-center") &&
-                        triggerOSD(OSDModes.SINK)
+                        triggerOSD(OSDModes.sink)
                 )
             );
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ you should use the socket in the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/colorshell.sock for a faster re
 
                     this.#connections.set(defaultBk, defaultBk.connect("brightness-changed", () => 
                         !Windows.getDefault().isOpen("control-center") &&
-                            triggerOSD(OSDModes.BRIGHTNESS)
+                            triggerOSD(OSDModes.brightness)
                     ));
                 })
             );
diff --git a/src/modules/utils.ts b/src/modules/utils.ts
index 821e405..0216606 100644
--- a/src/modules/utils.ts
+++ b/src/modules/utils.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getSymbolicIcon } from "./apps";
 
 import GLib from "gi://GLib?version=2.0";
 import Gio from "gi://Gio?version=2.0";
-import GObject from "ags/gobject";
+import GObject from "gi://GObject?version=2.0";
 
 
 /** gnim doesn't export this, so we need to do it again */
@@ -301,3 +301,61 @@ export function secureBinding<
         }
     );
 }
+
+/** securely bind to a property of a gobject accessor 
+* use this to securely bind to a property of a constantly 
+* updated variable that points to a gobject. 
+* 
+* It follows the same idea from secureBinding, it allows setting
+* a default value to return when the base gobject is null.
+* 
+* @param baseObject a binding to the constantly updated property 
+* that points to the gobject
+* @param prop the property to bind 
+* @param defaultValue the value to return when the baseObject is 
+* null/undefined
+*
+* @returns a bind to the specified property of the constantly-updated 
+* object or the default value.
+* */
+export function secureBaseBinding<
+    T extends GObject.Object = GObject.Object,
+    Prop extends keyof T = keyof T,
+    Default = any
+>(
+    baseObject: Accessor<T>, 
+    prop: Prop,
+    defaultValue: Default
+): Accessor<T[Prop]|Default> {
+    let gobj: T|undefined = baseObject.get();
+    let notify: () => void;
+
+    const baseSub = baseObject.subscribe(() => {
+        const newBase = baseObject.get();
+
+        if(!newBase) {
+            gobj = undefined;
+            notify!();
+            return;
+        }
+    });
+
+    const accessor = new Accessor<T[Prop]|Default>(
+        () => gobj ? gobj[prop] : defaultValue,
+        (notifyFun) => {
+            notify = notifyFun;
+
+            const id = gobj?.connect(
+                `notify::${(prop as string).replace(/[A-Z]/g, (s) => `-${s.toLowerCase()}`)}`,
+                () => notify()
+            );
+
+            return () => {
+                id && gobj?.disconnect(id);
+                baseSub();
+            }
+        }
+    );
+
+    return accessor;
+}
diff --git a/src/window/osd/index.tsx b/src/window/osd/index.tsx
index 0d04d0d..1f67272 100644
--- a/src/window/osd/index.tsx
+++ b/src/window/osd/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createBinding, createState, With } from "ags";
 import { Wireplumber } from "../../modules/volume";
 import { Windows } from "../../windows";
 import { Backlights } from "../../modules/backlight";
-import { secureBinding, variableToBoolean } from "../../modules/utils";
+import { secureBaseBinding, secureBinding, variableToBoolean } from "../../modules/utils";
 
 import Pango from "gi://Pango?version=1.0";
 import GLib from "gi://GLib?version=2.0";
@@ -13,18 +13,42 @@ import OSDMode from "./modules/osdmode";
 
 export const OSDModes = {
     sink: new OSDMode({
-        icon: secureBinding(AstalWp.get_default().defaultSpeaker, "volumeIcon", 
-                            "audio-volume-high-symbolic"),
-        value: secureBinding(Wireplumber.getWireplumber().defaultSpeaker, "volume", 50),
-        text: secureBinding(Wireplumber.getWireplumber().defaultSpeaker, "description",
-                           "Unknown Speaker"),
+        available: secureBinding(AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker", false).as((sink) => 
+            Boolean(sink)),
+        icon: secureBaseBinding<AstalWp.Endpoint>(
+            createBinding(AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker"),
+            "volumeIcon",
+            "audio-volume-high-symbolic"
+        ),
+        value: secureBaseBinding<AstalWp.Endpoint>(
+            createBinding(AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker"),
+            "volume",
+            .5
+        ),
+        text: secureBaseBinding<AstalWp.Endpoint>(
+            createBinding(AstalWp.get_default(), "defaultSpeaker"),
+            "description",
+            "Unknown Speaker"
+        ),
         max: Wireplumber.getDefault().getMaxSinkVolume() / 100
     }),
     brightness: new OSDMode({
         icon: "display-brightness-symbolic",
-        value: secureBinding(Backlights.getDefault().default, "brightness", 100),
-        max: secureBinding(Backlights.getDefault().default, "maxBrightness", 100),
-        text: secureBinding(Backlights.getDefault().default, "name", "Unknown Backlight"),
+        value: secureBaseBinding<Backlights.Backlight>(
+            createBinding(Backlights.getDefault(), "default"), 
+            "brightness", 
+            100
+        ),
+        max: secureBaseBinding<Backlights.Backlight>(
+            createBinding(Backlights.getDefault(), "default"), 
+            "maxBrightness", 
+            100
+        ),
+        text: secureBaseBinding<Backlights.Backlight>(
+            createBinding(Backlights.getDefault(), "default"), 
+            "name", 
+            "Unknown Backlight"
+        ),
         available: createBinding(Backlights.getDefault(), "available")
     })
 }