diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwinput/actionmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwinput/actionmanager.cpp
index e0fcc5ccfc..c91722fbfb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwinput/actionmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwinput/actionmanager.cpp
@@ -490,16 +490,17 @@ namespace MWInput
         if (MyGUI::InputManager::getInstance ().isModalAny())
             return;
 
-        if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode() != MWGui::GM_Journal
-                && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode() != MWGui::GM_MainMenu
-                && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getMode() != MWGui::GM_Settings
-                && MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager ()->getJournalAllowed())
+        MWBase::WindowManager* windowManager = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
+        if (windowManager->getMode() != MWGui::GM_Journal
+                && windowManager->getMode() != MWGui::GM_MainMenu
+                && windowManager->getMode() != MWGui::GM_Settings
+                && windowManager->getJournalAllowed())
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Journal);
+            windowManager->pushGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Journal);
         }
-        else if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->containsMode(MWGui::GM_Journal))
+        else if (windowManager->containsMode(MWGui::GM_Journal))
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->removeGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Journal);
+            windowManager->removeGuiMode(MWGui::GM_Journal);
         }
     }