diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/BlankSnapshotViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/BlankSnapshotViewController.swift
index 14ccee9272..ab4c6b2471 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/BlankSnapshotViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/BlankSnapshotViewController.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class BlankSnapshotViewController: UIViewController {
     
     let menuButton = MenuButton()
 
-    let tabSwitcherButton = TabSwitcherButton()
+    var tabSwitcherButton: TabSwitcherButton!
     let appSettings: AppSettings
 
     var viewCoordinator: MainViewCoordinator!
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class BlankSnapshotViewController: UIViewController {
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
 
+        tabSwitcherButton = TabSwitcherButton()
+
         viewCoordinator = MainViewFactory.createViewHierarchy(view)
         if appSettings.currentAddressBarPosition.isBottom {
             viewCoordinator.moveAddressBarToPosition(.bottom)
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift
index a17d4fed82..ca18ab0e12 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/MainViewController.swift
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ class MainViewController: UIViewController {
     }()
     
     weak var tabSwitcherController: TabSwitcherViewController?
-    let tabSwitcherButton = TabSwitcherButton()
-    
+    var tabSwitcherButton: TabSwitcherButton!
+
     /// Do not reference directly, use `presentedMenuButton`
     let menuButton = MenuButton()
     var presentedMenuButton: MenuButton {
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ class MainViewController: UIViewController {
     }
 
     private func initTabButton() {
+        tabSwitcherButton = TabSwitcherButton()
         tabSwitcherButton.delegate = self
         viewCoordinator.toolbarTabSwitcherButton.customView = tabSwitcherButton
         viewCoordinator.toolbarTabSwitcherButton.isAccessibilityElement = true
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/TabsBarViewController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/TabsBarViewController.swift
index ce8e51325e..317efa98a9 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/TabsBarViewController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/TabsBarViewController.swift
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TabsBarViewController: UIViewController {
     weak var delegate: TabsBarDelegate?
     private weak var tabsModel: TabsModel?
 
-    let tabSwitcherButton = TabSwitcherButton()
+    var tabSwitcherButton: TabSwitcherButton!
     private let longPressTabGesture = UILongPressGestureRecognizer()
     
     private weak var pressedCell: TabsBarCell?
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class TabsBarViewController: UIViewController {
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
 
+        tabSwitcherButton = TabSwitcherButton()
+
         decorate()
 
         tabSwitcherButton.delegate = self