diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
index 3e1775a0d..e815ee39b 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
@@ -1138,6 +1138,8 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             auto pattern = new PatternDataPointer(offset, sizePattern->getSize(), evaluator);
             pattern->setVariableName(this->m_name);
 
+            applyVariableAttributes(evaluator, this, pattern);
+
             offset = evaluator->dataOffset();
 
             {
@@ -1155,8 +1157,6 @@ namespace hex::pl {
 
             evaluator->dataOffset() = offset;
 
-            applyVariableAttributes(evaluator, this, pattern);
-
             return { pattern };
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
index dddd02cb1..efb72976b 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_data.hpp
@@ -440,12 +440,14 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         }
 
         void rebase(u64 base) {
-            this->m_pointedAt->setOffset((this->m_pointedAt->getOffset() - this->m_pointerBase) + base);
+            if (this->m_pointedAt != nullptr)
+                this->m_pointedAt->setOffset((this->m_pointedAt->getOffset() - this->m_pointerBase) + base);
+
             this->m_pointerBase = base;
         }
 
     private:
-        PatternData *m_pointedAt;
+        PatternData *m_pointedAt = nullptr;
         u64 m_pointerBase = 0;
     };