diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index ea5343c19..c3f98f764 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -781,47 +781,64 @@ bool SetStartOnSystemStartup(bool fAutoStart)
 LSSharedFileListItemRef findStartupItemInList(LSSharedFileListRef list, CFURLRef findUrl);
 LSSharedFileListItemRef findStartupItemInList(LSSharedFileListRef list, CFURLRef findUrl)
 {
-    // loop through the list of startup items and try to find the bitcoin app
     CFArrayRef listSnapshot = LSSharedFileListCopySnapshot(list, nullptr);
+    if (listSnapshot == nullptr) {
+        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;
         CFURLRef currentItemURL = nullptr;
 
 #if defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 10100
-    if(&LSSharedFileListItemCopyResolvedURL)
-        currentItemURL = LSSharedFileListItemCopyResolvedURL(item, resolutionFlags, nullptr);
+        if(&LSSharedFileListItemCopyResolvedURL)
+            currentItemURL = LSSharedFileListItemCopyResolvedURL(item, resolutionFlags, nullptr);
 #if defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < 10100
-    else
-        LSSharedFileListItemResolve(item, resolutionFlags, &currentItemURL, nullptr);
+        else
+            LSSharedFileListItemResolve(item, resolutionFlags, &currentItemURL, nullptr);
 #endif
 #else
-    LSSharedFileListItemResolve(item, resolutionFlags, &currentItemURL, nullptr);
+        LSSharedFileListItemResolve(item, resolutionFlags, &currentItemURL, nullptr);
 #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 nullptr;
 }
 
 bool GetStartOnSystemStartup()
 {
     CFURLRef bitcoinAppUrl = CFBundleCopyBundleURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
+    if (bitcoinAppUrl == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
     LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(nullptr, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, nullptr);
     LSSharedFileListItemRef foundItem = findStartupItemInList(loginItems, bitcoinAppUrl);
+
+    CFRelease(bitcoinAppUrl);
     return !!foundItem; // return boolified object
 }
 
 bool SetStartOnSystemStartup(bool fAutoStart)
 {
     CFURLRef bitcoinAppUrl = CFBundleCopyBundleURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
+    if (bitcoinAppUrl == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
     LSSharedFileListRef loginItems = LSSharedFileListCreate(nullptr, kLSSharedFileListSessionLoginItems, nullptr);
     LSSharedFileListItemRef foundItem = findStartupItemInList(loginItems, bitcoinAppUrl);
 
@@ -833,6 +850,8 @@ bool SetStartOnSystemStartup(bool fAutoStart)
         // remove item
         LSSharedFileListItemRemove(loginItems, foundItem);
     }
+    
+    CFRelease(bitcoinAppUrl);
     return true;
 }
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop