diff --git a/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp b/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
index ffee766f..23209992 100644
--- a/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
+++ b/lib/advanced-scene-switcher.cpp
@@ -529,9 +529,7 @@ bool SwitcherData::AnySceneTransitionStarted()
 extern "C" EXPORT void FreeSceneSwitcher()
 {
 	PlatformCleanup();
-	for (const auto &cleanupStep : switcher->pluginCleanupSteps) {
-		cleanupStep();
-	}
+	RunPluginCleanupSteps();
 
 	delete switcher;
 	switcher = nullptr;
@@ -761,13 +759,6 @@ QWidget *GetSettingsWindow()
 
 void SetupActionQueues();
 
-extern "C" EXPORT void RunPluginPostLoadSteps()
-{
-	for (const auto &postLoadStep : switcher->pluginPostLoadSteps) {
-		postLoadStep();
-	}
-}
-
 extern "C" EXPORT void InitSceneSwitcher(obs_module_t *module,
 					 translateFunc translate)
 {
@@ -781,9 +772,7 @@ extern "C" EXPORT void InitSceneSwitcher(obs_module_t *module,
 	SetupDock();
 	SetupActionQueues();
 
-	for (const auto &initStep : switcher->pluginInitSteps) {
-		initStep();
-	}
+	RunPluginInitSteps();
 
 	obs_frontend_add_save_callback(SaveSceneSwitcher, nullptr);
 	obs_frontend_add_event_callback(OBSEvent, switcher);
diff --git a/lib/switcher-data.cpp b/lib/switcher-data.cpp
index 877bec1e..9308227a 100644
--- a/lib/switcher-data.cpp
+++ b/lib/switcher-data.cpp
@@ -187,24 +187,6 @@ void SwitcherData::RunPostLoadSteps()
 	postLoadSteps.clear();
 }
 
-void SwitcherData::AddPluginInitStep(std::function<void()> function)
-{
-	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(switcher->m);
-	pluginInitSteps.emplace_back(function);
-}
-
-void SwitcherData::AddPluginPostLoadStep(std::function<void()> function)
-{
-	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(switcher->m);
-	pluginPostLoadSteps.emplace_back(function);
-}
-
-void SwitcherData::AddPluginCleanupStep(std::function<void()> function)
-{
-	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(switcher->m);
-	pluginCleanupSteps.emplace_back(function);
-}
-
 void SwitcherData::AddSaveStep(std::function<void(obs_data_t *)> function)
 {
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(switcher->m);
diff --git a/lib/switcher-data.hpp b/lib/switcher-data.hpp
index 1c74e61f..9c7e41c1 100644
--- a/lib/switcher-data.hpp
+++ b/lib/switcher-data.hpp
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ public:
 	void AddPostLoadStep(std::function<void()>);
 	void AddIntervalResetStep(std::function<void()>, bool lock = true);
 	void RunPostLoadSteps();
-	void AddPluginInitStep(std::function<void()>);
-	void AddPluginPostLoadStep(std::function<void()>);
-	void AddPluginCleanupStep(std::function<void()>);
 	bool CheckForMatch(OBSWeakSource &scene, OBSWeakSource &transition,
 			   int &linger, bool &setPreviousSceneAsMatch,
 			   bool &macroMatch);
@@ -106,9 +103,6 @@ public:
 	std::vector<std::function<void(obs_data_t *)>> loadSteps;
 	std::vector<std::function<void()>> postLoadSteps;
 	std::vector<std::function<void()>> resetIntervalSteps;
-	std::vector<std::function<void()>> pluginInitSteps;
-	std::vector<std::function<void()>> pluginPostLoadSteps;
-	std::vector<std::function<void()>> pluginCleanupSteps;
 
 	bool firstBoot = true;
 	bool transitionActive = false;
diff --git a/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.cpp b/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.cpp
index a02e3fda..bfcf5e9e 100644
--- a/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.cpp
+++ b/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,26 @@
 
 namespace advss {
 
+static std::vector<std::function<void()>> &getPluginInitSteps()
+{
+	static std::vector<std::function<void()>> steps;
+	return steps;
+}
+
+static std::vector<std::function<void()>> &getPluginPostLoadSteps()
+{
+	static std::vector<std::function<void()>> steps;
+	return steps;
+}
+
+static std::vector<std::function<void()>> &getPluginCleanupSteps()
+{
+	static std::vector<std::function<void()>> steps;
+	return steps;
+}
+
+static std::mutex mutex;
+
 void SavePluginSettings(obs_data_t *obj)
 {
 	GetSwitcher()->SaveSettings(obj);
@@ -40,17 +60,44 @@ void RunPostLoadSteps()
 
 void AddPluginInitStep(std::function<void()> step)
 {
-	GetSwitcher()->AddPluginInitStep(step);
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+	getPluginInitSteps().emplace_back(step);
 }
 
 void AddPluginPostLoadStep(std::function<void()> step)
 {
-	GetSwitcher()->AddPluginPostLoadStep(step);
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+	getPluginPostLoadSteps().emplace_back(step);
 }
 
 void AddPluginCleanupStep(std::function<void()> step)
 {
-	GetSwitcher()->AddPluginCleanupStep(step);
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+	getPluginCleanupSteps().emplace_back(step);
+}
+
+void RunPluginInitSteps()
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+	for (const auto &step : getPluginInitSteps()) {
+		step();
+	}
+}
+
+void RunPluginPostLoadSteps()
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+	for (const auto &step : getPluginPostLoadSteps()) {
+		step();
+	}
+}
+
+void RunPluginCleanupSteps()
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
+	for (const auto &step : getPluginCleanupSteps()) {
+		step();
+	}
 }
 
 void StopPlugin()
diff --git a/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.hpp b/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.hpp
index 05116534..f5daa539 100644
--- a/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.hpp
+++ b/lib/utils/plugin-state-helpers.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ EXPORT void RunPostLoadSteps();
 EXPORT void AddPluginInitStep(std::function<void()>);
 EXPORT void AddPluginPostLoadStep(std::function<void()>);
 EXPORT void AddPluginCleanupStep(std::function<void()>);
+void RunPluginInitSteps();
+extern "C" EXPORT void RunPluginPostLoadSteps();
+void RunPluginCleanupSteps();
 
 EXPORT void StopPlugin();
 EXPORT void StartPlugin();