diff --git a/src/Common/Splitter.ts b/src/Common/Splitter.ts
index 823a88f99..5699247f1 100644
--- a/src/Common/Splitter.ts
+++ b/src/Common/Splitter.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export class Splitter {
   public splitterId: string;
   public leftSideId: string;
 
-  public splitter: HTMLElement;
-  public leftSide: HTMLElement;
-  public lastX: number;
-  public lastWidth: number;
+  public splitter!: HTMLElement;
+  public leftSide!: HTMLElement;
+  public lastX!: number;
+  public lastWidth!: number;
 
   private isCollapsed: ko.Observable<boolean>;
   private bounds: SplitterBounds;
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ export class Splitter {
   }
 
   public initialize() {
-    this.splitter = document.getElementById(this.splitterId);
-    this.leftSide = document.getElementById(this.leftSideId);
-
+    if (document.getElementById(this.splitterId) !== null && document.getElementById(this.leftSideId) != null) {
+      this.splitter = <HTMLElement>document.getElementById(this.splitterId);
+      this.leftSide = <HTMLElement>document.getElementById(this.leftSideId);
+    }
     const isVerticalSplitter: boolean = this.direction === SplitterDirection.Vertical;
     const splitterOptions: JQueryUI.ResizableOptions = {
       animate: true,
diff --git a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap
index 00c1cda45..2075134f6 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/Explorer/Controls/Settings/__snapshots__/SettingsComponent.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1180,11 +1180,9 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
                   },
                   "direction": "vertical",
                   "isCollapsed": [Function],
-                  "leftSide": null,
                   "leftSideId": "resourcetree",
                   "onResizeStart": [Function],
                   "onResizeStop": [Function],
-                  "splitter": null,
                   "splitterId": "h_splitter1",
                 },
                 "stringInputPane": StringInputPane {
@@ -2456,11 +2454,9 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
                 },
                 "direction": "vertical",
                 "isCollapsed": [Function],
-                "leftSide": null,
                 "leftSideId": "resourcetree",
                 "onResizeStart": [Function],
                 "onResizeStop": [Function],
-                "splitter": null,
                 "splitterId": "h_splitter1",
               },
               "stringInputPane": StringInputPane {
@@ -3745,11 +3741,9 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
                   },
                   "direction": "vertical",
                   "isCollapsed": [Function],
-                  "leftSide": null,
                   "leftSideId": "resourcetree",
                   "onResizeStart": [Function],
                   "onResizeStop": [Function],
-                  "splitter": null,
                   "splitterId": "h_splitter1",
                 },
                 "stringInputPane": StringInputPane {
@@ -5021,11 +5015,9 @@ exports[`SettingsComponent renders 1`] = `
                 },
                 "direction": "vertical",
                 "isCollapsed": [Function],
-                "leftSide": null,
                 "leftSideId": "resourcetree",
                 "onResizeStart": [Function],
                 "onResizeStop": [Function],
-                "splitter": null,
                 "splitterId": "h_splitter1",
               },
               "stringInputPane": StringInputPane {
diff --git a/tsconfig.strict.json b/tsconfig.strict.json
index 03eb9e492..9042b7300 100644
--- a/tsconfig.strict.json
+++ b/tsconfig.strict.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     "./src/Common/MongoUtility.ts",
     "./src/Common/ObjectCache.ts",
     "./src/Common/ThemeUtility.ts",
-    "./src/Common/UrlUtility.ts",
+	"./src/Common/UrlUtility.ts",
+	"./src/Common/Splitter.ts",
     "./src/ConfigContext.ts",
     "./src/Contracts/ActionContracts.ts",
     "./src/Contracts/DataModels.ts",