diff --git a/src/NLogViewer/NLogViewer.xaml.cs b/src/NLogViewer/NLogViewer.xaml.cs
index 90a85fe..53b3354 100644
--- a/src/NLogViewer/NLogViewer.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/NLogViewer/NLogViewer.xaml.cs
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ public NLogViewer()
         private void _OnUnloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             // look in logical and visual tree if the control has been removed
+            // If there is no parent window found before, we have a special case (https://github.com/dojo90/NLogViewer/issues/30) and just dispose it anyway
             if (_ParentWindow.FindChildByUid<NLogViewer>(Uid) == null)
             {
                 _Dispose();
@@ -498,8 +499,14 @@ private void _OnLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             Loaded -= _OnLoaded;
 
             // add hook to parent window to dispose subscription
-            _ParentWindow = Window.GetWindow(this);
-            _ParentWindow.Closed += _ParentWindowOnClosed;
+            // use case:
+            // NLogViewer is used in a new window inside of a TabControl. If you switch the TabItems,
+            // the unloaded event is called and would dispose the subscription, even if the control is still alive.
+            if (Window.GetWindow(this) is { } window)
+            {
+                _ParentWindow = window;
+                _ParentWindow.Closed += _ParentWindowOnClosed;
+            }
 
             ListView.ScrollToEnd();
             var target = CacheTarget.GetInstance(targetName: TargetName);