diff --git a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/Core/Theming/Theme.mm b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/Core/Theming/Theme.mm
index f8d219cdd..0b3b861fb 100644
--- a/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/Core/Theming/Theme.mm
+++ b/Source/NimbleCommander/NimbleCommander/Core/Theming/Theme.mm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2016-2022 Michael Kazakov. Subject to GNU General Public License version 3.
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2024 Michael Kazakov. Subject to GNU General Public License version 3.
 #include "Theme.h"
 #include <Panel/UI/PanelViewPresentationItemsColoringFilterPersistence.h>
 #include "ThemePersistence.h"
@@ -118,12 +118,15 @@
                           ? [NSAppearance appearanceNamed:NSAppearanceNameAqua]
                           : [NSAppearance appearanceNamed:NSAppearanceNameDarkAqua];
 
-    auto cr = &doc.FindMember("filePanelsColoringRules_v1")->value;
-    if( cr->IsArray() )
-        for( auto i = cr->Begin(), e = cr->End(); i != e; ++i ) {
-            auto rule = nc::panel::PresentationItemsColoringRulePersistence{}.FromJSON(*i);
-            I->m_ColoringRules.emplace_back(std::move(rule));
+    if( const auto rules_it = doc.FindMember("filePanelsColoringRules_v1"); rules_it != doc.MemberEnd() ) {
+        if( const auto &cr = rules_it->value; cr.IsArray() ) {
+            for( auto i = cr.Begin(), e = cr.End(); i != e; ++i ) {
+                auto rule = nc::panel::PresentationItemsColoringRulePersistence{}.FromJSON(*i);
+                I->m_ColoringRules.emplace_back(std::move(rule));
+            }
         }
+    }
+
     // always have a default ("others") non-filtering filter at the back
     I->m_ColoringRules.emplace_back();
 
diff --git a/Source/VFS/tests/VFSArchive_UT.cpp b/Source/VFS/tests/VFSArchive_UT.cpp
index a83b4f065..bd638a5a6 100644
--- a/Source/VFS/tests/VFSArchive_UT.cpp
+++ b/Source/VFS/tests/VFSArchive_UT.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ TEST_CASE(PREFIX "Can unzip an archive with Cyrillic symbols")
         auto bytes = file->ReadFile();
         REQUIRE(bytes);
         REQUIRE(bytes->size() == 3);
-        CHECK(std::memcmp(bytes->data(), "123", 4) == 0);
+        CHECK(std::memcmp(bytes->data(), "123", 3) == 0);
     };
     check({reinterpret_cast<const std::byte *>(__1_zip), __1_zip_len});
     check({reinterpret_cast<const std::byte *>(__2_zip), __2_zip_len});