diff --git a/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.bs b/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.bs
index d93c602bb..ac2b8317e 100644
--- a/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.bs
+++ b/components/GetPlaybackInfoTask.bs
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ sub init()
 end sub
 
 function ItemPostPlaybackInfo(id as string, mediaSourceId = "" as string, audioTrackIndex = -1 as integer, startTimeTicks = 0 as longinteger)
-    currentView = m.global.sceneManager.callFunc("getActiveScene")
-    currentItem = m.global.queueManager.callFunc("getCurrentItem")
+    myGlobal = m.global
+    currentView = myGlobal.sceneManager.callFunc("getActiveScene")
+    currentItem = myGlobal.queueManager.callFunc("getCurrentItem")
 
     body = {
         "DeviceProfile": getDeviceProfile()
     }
     params = {
-        "UserId": m.global.session.user.id,
+        "UserId": myGlobal.session.user.id,
         "StartTimeTicks": currentItem.startingPoint,
         "IsPlayback": true,
         "AutoOpenLiveStream": true,
diff --git a/components/WhatsNewDialog.bs b/components/WhatsNewDialog.bs
index a556de8f8..c528c4d60 100644
--- a/components/WhatsNewDialog.bs
+++ b/components/WhatsNewDialog.bs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 sub init()
     m.content = m.top.findNode("content")
+    appVersion = m.global.app.version
 
     setPalette()
 
     m.top.id = "OKDialog"
     m.top.height = 900
-    m.top.title = tr("Welcome to version") + " " + m.global.app.version
+    m.top.title = tr("Welcome to version") + " " + appVersion
     m.top.buttons = [tr("OK")]
 
     dialogStyles = {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ sub init()
 
     textLine = m.content.CreateChild("StdDlgMultiStyleTextItem")
     textLine.drawingStyles = dialogStyles
-    textLine.text = tr("To view a complete list of changes visit") + " <url>https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-roku/releases/tag/v" + m.global.app.version + "</url>"
+    textLine.text = tr("To view a complete list of changes visit") + " <url>https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-roku/releases/tag/v" + appVersion + "</url>"
 end sub
 
 sub setPalette()
diff --git a/components/photos/PhotoDetails.bs b/components/photos/PhotoDetails.bs
index 07d16f67a..f6e9112f1 100644
--- a/components/photos/PhotoDetails.bs
+++ b/components/photos/PhotoDetails.bs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import "pkg:/source/utils/misc.bs"
 import "pkg:/source/utils/config.bs"
 
 sub init()
+    myGlobal = m.global
     m.top.optionsAvailable = true
     m.top.overhangVisible = false
     m.slideshowTimer = m.top.findNode("slideshowTimer")
@@ -10,8 +11,8 @@ sub init()
     m.textBackground = m.top.findNode("background")
     m.statusTimer = m.top.findNode("statusTimer")
     m.statusTimer.observeField("fire", "statusUpdate")
-    m.slideshow = m.global.session.user.settings["photos.slideshow"]
-    m.random = m.global.session.user.settings["photos.random"]
+    m.slideshow = myGlobal.session.user.settings["photos.slideshow"]
+    m.random = myGlobal.session.user.settings["photos.random"]
 
     m.showStatusAnimation = m.top.findNode("showStatusAnimation")
     m.hideStatusAnimation = m.top.findNode("hideStatusAnimation")
diff --git a/components/tvshows/TVListOptions.bs b/components/tvshows/TVListOptions.bs
index 5cf169db6..aae28fcd8 100644
--- a/components/tvshows/TVListOptions.bs
+++ b/components/tvshows/TVListOptions.bs
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ sub init()
     m.audioNames = []
 
     ' Set button colors to global
-    m.top.findNode("videoMenu").focusBitmapBlendColor = m.global.constants.colors.button
-    m.top.findNode("audioMenu").focusBitmapBlendColor = m.global.constants.colors.button
+    buttonColor = m.global.constants.colors.button
+    m.top.findNode("videoMenu").focusBitmapBlendColor = buttonColor
+    m.top.findNode("audioMenu").focusBitmapBlendColor = buttonColor
 
     ' Animation
     m.fadeAnim = m.top.findNode("fadeAnim")
diff --git a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
index 0182e1048..a79e47c9a 100644
--- a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
+++ b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ sub init()
     m.log = log.Logger("VideoPlayerView")
     ' Hide the overhang on init to prevent showing 2 clocks
     m.top.getScene().findNode("overhang").visible = false
-    m.currentItem = m.global.queueManager.callFunc("getCurrentItem")
+    myGlobal = m.global
+    m.currentItem = myGlobal.queueManager.callFunc("getCurrentItem")
 
     m.top.id = m.currentItem.id
     m.top.seekMode = "accurate"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ sub init()
     m.top.transcodeReasons = []
     m.bufferCheckTimer.duration = 30
 
-    if m.global.session.user.settings["ui.design.hideclock"] = true
+    if myGlobal.session.user.settings["ui.design.hideclock"]
         clockNode = findNodeBySubtype(m.top, "clock")
         if clockNode[0] <> invalid then clockNode[0].parent.removeChild(clockNode[0].node)
     end if
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ sub init()
     m.nextEpisodeButton = m.top.findNode("nextEpisode")
     m.nextEpisodeButton.text = tr("Next Episode")
     m.nextEpisodeButton.setFocus(false)
-    m.nextupbuttonseconds = m.global.session.user.settings["playback.nextupbuttonseconds"].ToInt()
+    m.nextupbuttonseconds = myGlobal.session.user.settings["playback.nextupbuttonseconds"].ToInt()
 
     m.showNextEpisodeButtonAnimation = m.top.findNode("showNextEpisodeButton")
     m.hideNextEpisodeButtonAnimation = m.top.findNode("hideNextEpisodeButton")
@@ -64,9 +65,10 @@ sub init()
     m.getNextEpisodeTask = createObject("roSGNode", "GetNextEpisodeTask")
     m.getNextEpisodeTask.observeField("nextEpisodeData", "onNextEpisodeDataLoaded")
 
-    m.top.retrievingBar.filledBarBlendColor = m.global.constants.colors.blue
-    m.top.bufferingBar.filledBarBlendColor = m.global.constants.colors.blue
-    m.top.trickPlayBar.filledBarBlendColor = m.global.constants.colors.blue
+    jellyfinBlue = myGlobal.constants.colors.blue
+    m.top.retrievingBar.filledBarBlendColor = jellyfinBlue
+    m.top.bufferingBar.filledBarBlendColor = jellyfinBlue
+    m.top.trickPlayBar.filledBarBlendColor = jellyfinBlue
 end sub
 
 ' handleChapterSkipAction: Handles user command to skip chapters in playing video