diff --git a/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp b/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp
index dec550389..4d416d2be 100644
--- a/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qt-ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1731,10 +1731,10 @@ void MainWindow::setApplicationState(const QByteArray& state) {
 	if (!applicationState.keys().contains(state))
 		return;
 
-	if (currentApplicationState == state)
+	if (getCurrentAppState() == state)
 		return;
 
-	currentApplicationState = state;
+	setCurrentAppState(state);
 
 #define SET_CURRENT_INDEX( X ) \
 	if (applicationState[state].X) { \
@@ -1762,8 +1762,3 @@ void MainWindow::setApplicationState(const QByteArray& state) {
 	}
 #undef SET_CURRENT_INDEX
 }
-
-bool MainWindow::inPlanner()
-{
-	return (currentApplicationState == "PlanDive" || currentApplicationState == "EditPlannedDive");
-}
diff --git a/qt-ui/mainwindow.h b/qt-ui/mainwindow.h
index 2d2ea8847..226e9b6ee 100644
--- a/qt-ui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/qt-ui/mainwindow.h
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ private:
 	QHash<QByteArray, WidgetForQuadrant> applicationState;
 	QHash<QByteArray, PropertiesForQuadrant> stateProperties;
 
-	QByteArray currentApplicationState;
 	WindowTitleUpdate *wtu;
 };
 
diff --git a/qthelper.cpp b/qthelper.cpp
index 44bb8a33a..de1d893df 100644
--- a/qthelper.cpp
+++ b/qthelper.cpp
@@ -1274,7 +1274,19 @@ extern "C" void parse_display_units(char *line)
 	qDebug() << line;
 }
 
+static QByteArray currentApplicationState;
+
+QByteArray getCurrentAppState()
+{
+	return currentApplicationState;
+}
+
+void setCurrentAppState(QByteArray state)
+{
+	currentApplicationState = state;
+}
+
 extern "C" bool in_planner()
 {
-	return MainWindow::instance()->inPlanner();
+	return (currentApplicationState == "PlanDive" || currentApplicationState == "EditPlannedDive");
 }
diff --git a/qthelper.h b/qthelper.h
index 674f036d3..073010d9f 100644
--- a/qthelper.h
+++ b/qthelper.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ fraction_t string_to_fraction(const char *str);
 int getCloudURL(QString &filename);
 void loadPreferences();
 bool parseGpsText(const QString &gps_text, double *latitude, double *longitude);
+QByteArray getCurrentAppState();
+void setCurrentAppState(QByteArray state);
 extern "C" bool in_planner();
 
 #endif // QTHELPER_H