diff --git a/src/components/Settings/SearchBar.vue b/src/components/Settings/SearchBar.vue
index 22654b2a..42d7cc77 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings/SearchBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/Settings/SearchBar.vue
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ export default {
     },
     /* If configured, launch specific app when hotkey pressed */
     handleHotKey(key) {
-      const usersHotKeys = this.getCustomKeyShortcuts();
+      const sections = this.$store.getters.sections || [];
+      const usersHotKeys = this.getCustomKeyShortcuts(sections);
       usersHotKeys.forEach((hotkey) => {
         if (hotkey.hotkey === parseInt(key, 10)) {
           if (hotkey.url) window.open(hotkey.url, '_blank');
diff --git a/src/utils/ConfigHelpers.js b/src/utils/ConfigHelpers.js
index 544fd8e1..a2944bf1 100644
--- a/src/utils/ConfigHelpers.js
+++ b/src/utils/ConfigHelpers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import ConfigAccumulator from '@/utils/ConfigAccumalator';
+// import $store from '@/store';
 import filterUserSections from '@/utils/CheckSectionVisibility';
 import { languages } from '@/utils/languages';
 import {
@@ -77,9 +78,8 @@ export const componentVisibility = (appConfig) => {
  * Returns a list of items which the user has assigned a hotkey to
  * So that when the hotkey is pressed, the app/ service can be launched
  */
-export const getCustomKeyShortcuts = () => {
+export const getCustomKeyShortcuts = (sections) => {
   const results = [];
-  const sections = config.sections || [];
   sections.forEach((section) => {
     const itemsWithHotKeys = section.items.filter(item => item.hotkey);
     results.push(itemsWithHotKeys.map(item => ({ hotkey: item.hotkey, url: item.url })));