diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 63940d81c..3e1e5d88d 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -759,6 +759,11 @@ LSSharedFileListItemRef findStartupItemInList(LSSharedFileListRef list, CFURLRef
 {
     // loop through the list of startup items and try to find the bitcoin app
     CFArrayRef listSnapshot = LSSharedFileListCopySnapshot(list, NULL);
+    if (listSnapshot == NULL) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    
+    // loop through the list of startup items and try to find the bitcoin app
     for(int i = 0; i < CFArrayGetCount(listSnapshot); i++) {
         LSSharedFileListItemRef item = (LSSharedFileListItemRef)CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(listSnapshot, i);
         UInt32 resolutionFlags = kLSSharedFileListNoUserInteraction | kLSSharedFileListDoNotMountVolumes;
@@ -775,31 +780,48 @@ LSSharedFileListItemRef findStartupItemInList(LSSharedFileListRef list, CFURLRef
     LSSharedFileListItemResolve(item, resolutionFlags, &currentItemURL, NULL);
 #endif
 
-        if(currentItemURL && CFEqual(currentItemURL, findUrl)) {
-            // found
-            CFRelease(currentItemURL);
-            return item;
-        }
         if(currentItemURL) {
+            if (CFEqual(currentItemURL, findUrl)) {
+                // found
+                CFRelease(listSnapshot);
+                CFRelease(currentItemURL);
+                return item;
+            }
             CFRelease(currentItemURL);
         }
     }
+
+    CFRelease(listSnapshot);
     return NULL;
 }
 
 bool GetStartOnSystemStartup()
 {
     CFURLRef bitcoinAppUrl = CFBundleCopyBundleURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
-    LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(NULL, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, NULL);
+
+    if (bitcoinAppUrl == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(nullptr, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, nullptr);
     LSSharedFileListItemRef foundItem = findStartupItemInList(loginItems, bitcoinAppUrl);
+    LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(NULL, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, NULL);
+
+    CFRelease(bitcoinAppUrl);
     return !!foundItem; // return boolified object
 }
 
 bool SetStartOnSystemStartup(bool fAutoStart)
 {
     CFURLRef bitcoinAppUrl = CFBundleCopyBundleURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
-    LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(NULL, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, NULL);
+
+    if (bitcoinAppUrl == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(nullptr, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, nullptr);
     LSSharedFileListItemRef foundItem = findStartupItemInList(loginItems, bitcoinAppUrl);
+    LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(NULL, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, NULL);
 
     if(fAutoStart && !foundItem) {
         // add bitcoin app to startup item list
@@ -809,6 +831,8 @@ bool SetStartOnSystemStartup(bool fAutoStart)
         // remove item
         LSSharedFileListItemRemove(loginItems, foundItem);
     }
+    
+    CFRelease(bitcoinAppUrl);
     return true;
 }
 #else