diff --git a/src/LabelStudio.js b/src/LabelStudio.js
index f0f6c6fd5..29541ec5b 100644
--- a/src/LabelStudio.js
+++ b/src/LabelStudio.js
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export class LabelStudio {
     };
 
     const clearRenderedApp = () => {
+      if (!rootElement.childNodes?.length) return;
+
       const childNodes = [...rootElement.childNodes];
       // cleanDomAfterReact needs this key to be sure that cleaning affects only current react subtree
       const reactKey = findReactKey(childNodes[0]);
diff --git a/src/regions/VideoRegion.js b/src/regions/VideoRegion.js
index 231320c3f..c8cda9e8d 100644
--- a/src/regions/VideoRegion.js
+++ b/src/regions/VideoRegion.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { types } from 'mobx-state-tree';
+import { getRoot, types } from 'mobx-state-tree';
 
 import { guidGenerator } from '../core/Helpers';
 import { AreaMixin } from '../mixins/AreaMixin';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const Model = types
     },
 
     get annotation() {
-      return self.object.annotation;
+      return getRoot(self)?.annotationStore?.selected;
     },
 
     getShape() {