diff --git a/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp
index 56718a2caf9..2e93291c03b 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -410,7 +410,10 @@ void VersionControlEditorPlugin::_refresh_stage_area() {
 
 	int total_changes = status_files.size();
 	String commit_tab_title = TTR("Commit") + (total_changes > 0 ? " (" + itos(total_changes) + ")" : "");
-	dock_vbc->set_tab_title(version_commit_dock->get_index(), commit_tab_title);
+	TabContainer *dock_vbc = Object::cast_to<TabContainer>(version_commit_dock->get_parent_control());
+	if (dock_vbc) {
+		dock_vbc->set_tab_title(version_commit_dock->get_index(), commit_tab_title);
+	}
 }
 
 void VersionControlEditorPlugin::_discard_file(String p_file_path, EditorVCSInterface::ChangeType p_change) {
@@ -932,7 +935,7 @@ void VersionControlEditorPlugin::_commit_message_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent>
 
 void VersionControlEditorPlugin::register_editor() {
 	EditorNode::get_singleton()->add_control_to_dock(EditorNode::DOCK_SLOT_RIGHT_UL, version_commit_dock);
-	dock_vbc = (TabContainer *)version_commit_dock->get_parent_control();
+	TabContainer *dock_vbc = Object::cast_to<TabContainer>(version_commit_dock->get_parent_control());
 	dock_vbc->set_tab_title(version_commit_dock->get_index(), TTR("Commit"));
 
 	ToolButton *vc = EditorNode::get_singleton()->add_bottom_panel_item(TTR("Version Control"), version_control_dock);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.h
index 16fda23387a..c93e78de546 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ private:
 	HashMap<EditorVCSInterface::ChangeType, Color> change_type_to_color;
 	HashMap<EditorVCSInterface::ChangeType, Ref<Texture>> change_type_to_icon;
 
-	TabContainer *dock_vbc;
 	VBoxContainer *version_commit_dock;
 	Tree *staged_files;
 	Tree *unstaged_files;