diff --git a/src/Converters/ToStringConverter.cs b/src/Converters/ToStringConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0af60461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Converters/ToStringConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+
+namespace COMPASS.Converters
+{
+    internal class ToStringConverter : IValueConverter
+    {
+        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) => value as string ?? "";
+        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml b/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
index b5f3b185..726668a5 100644
--- a/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     PreviewKeyDown="Window_PreviewKeyDown">
     <Window.Resources>
         <converters:WindowStateToBoolConverter x:Key="IsMaximizedConverter"/>
+        <converters:ToStringConverter x:Key="ToString"/>
         <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type layouts:ListLayoutViewModel}">
             <views:ListLayout DataContext="{Binding}"/>
         </DataTemplate>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
         <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type viewmodels:CodexInfoViewModel}">
             <views:CodexInfoView DataContext="{Binding}"/>
         </DataTemplate>
+
     </Window.Resources>
     <Window.Style>
         <Style>
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@
                                             <Style TargetType="MenuItem" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type MenuItem}}">
                                                 <Setter Property="MenuItem.Command" Value="{Binding Path=DataContext.MergeCollectionIntoCommand,
                                                         RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type MenuItem}}}"/>
-                                                <Setter Property="MenuItem.CommandParameter" Value="{Binding Header, RelativeSource={RelativeSource self}}"/>
+                                                <Setter Property="MenuItem.CommandParameter" Value="{Binding Header, RelativeSource={RelativeSource self}, Converter={StaticResource ToString}}"/>
                                             </Style>
                                         </MenuItem.ItemContainerStyle>
                                     </MenuItem>
diff --git a/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index d8302d2c..438c79d0 100644
--- a/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using COMPASS.ViewModels;
+using COMPASS.Tools;
+using COMPASS.ViewModels;
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -171,8 +172,17 @@ private async void CloseButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
         private void Toggle_ContextMenu(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            ((Button)sender).ContextMenu!.PlacementTarget = (Button)sender;
-            ((Button)sender).ContextMenu!.IsOpen = !((Button)sender).ContextMenu!.IsOpen;
+            try
+            {
+                Button btn = (Button)sender;
+                btn.ContextMenu!.PlacementTarget = btn;
+                btn.ContextMenu!.IsOpen = !btn.ContextMenu!.IsOpen;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Logger.Error("Could not open collection Context menu", ex);
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         private async void Window_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)