diff --git a/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin.cpp b/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin.cpp
index 8a20892..0397b1a 100644
--- a/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin.cpp
+++ b/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin.cpp
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin::HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin()
     {
         // we want to check that we can load/use the extensions in the plugin constructor.
         // for REAPER our silly test is to try muting track 0.
-        using GetTrackFunc = MediaTrack *(*)(ReaProject *, int);
-        auto getTrackFunc =
-            reinterpret_cast<GetTrackFunc>(reaperPluginExtension->GetFunc("GetTrack"));
-        auto *track0 = getTrackFunc(nullptr, 0);
+        using GetMasterTrackFunc = MediaTrack *(*)(ReaProject *);
+        auto getMasterTrackFunc =
+            reinterpret_cast<GetMasterTrackFunc>(reaperPluginExtension->GetFunc("GetMasterTrack"));
+        auto *masterTrack = getMasterTrackFunc(nullptr);
 
         using SetMuteFunc = int (*)(MediaTrack *track, int mute, int igngroupflags);
         auto setMuteFunc =
             reinterpret_cast<SetMuteFunc>(reaperPluginExtension->GetFunc("SetTrackUIMute"));
-        auto result = (*setMuteFunc)(track0, 1, 0);
+        auto result = (*setMuteFunc)(masterTrack, 1, 0);
         jassert(result == 1);
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/PluginEditor.cpp b/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/PluginEditor.cpp
index acf40ae..d6c97c2 100644
--- a/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/PluginEditor.cpp
+++ b/examples/HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin/PluginEditor.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ PluginEditor::PluginEditor(HostSpecificExtensionsPlugin &plug)
         using GetTrackFunc = MediaTrack *(*)(ReaProject *, int);
         auto getTrackFunc = reinterpret_cast<GetTrackFunc>(reaperExt->GetFunc("GetTrack"));
         auto *track0 = getTrackFunc(nullptr, 0);
+        if (track0 == nullptr)
+            return;
 
         using ColorToNativeFunc = int (*)(int r, int g, int b);
         auto colorToNativeFunc =