diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 61263c4..6d46ed7 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ pub async fn run() {
 
             if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
                 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-                unsafe {
-                    let static_state: State<'static, state::AppData> = std::mem::transmute(app.state::<state::AppData>());
-                    macos_interop::now_playing::setup_handlers(&app.app_handle(), static_state);
-                }
+                macos_interop::now_playing::setup_handlers(
+                    Box::leak(Box::new(app.app_handle().clone()))
+                );
             }
 
             let main_window = app.get_webview_window("main").unwrap();
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/macos_interop/now_playing.rs b/src-tauri/src/macos_interop/now_playing.rs
index 9205c21..f412369 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/macos_interop/now_playing.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/macos_interop/now_playing.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ use objc2_media_player::{
 
 use tauri::plugin::{Builder, TauriPlugin};
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, Runtime, State};
+use crate::state;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub fn setup_handlers(app: &AppHandle, state: State<'static, crate::state::AppData>) {
+pub fn setup_handlers(app: &'static AppHandle) {
+    let state = app.state::<state::AppData>();
+
     let shared = unsafe { objc2_media_player::MPRemoteCommandCenter::sharedCommandCenter() };
     let state_clone = state.clone();
     let app_clone = app.clone();