diff --git a/manuskript/mainWindow.py b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
index 2670a012..d8a1e762 100644
--- a/manuskript/mainWindow.py
+++ b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
         # Main Menu
         for i in [self.actSave, self.actSaveAs, self.actCloseProject,
-                  self.menuEdit, self.menuView, self.menuTools, self.menuHelp]:
+                  self.menuEdit, self.menuView, self.menuTools, self.menuHelp,
+                  self.actCompile, self.actSettings]:
             i.setEnabled(False)
 
         self.actOpen.triggered.connect(self.welcome.openFile)
@@ -388,7 +389,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         for i in [self.actOpen, self.menuRecents]:
             i.setEnabled(False)
         for i in [self.actSave, self.actSaveAs, self.actCloseProject,
-                  self.menuEdit, self.menuView, self.menuTools, self.menuHelp]:
+                  self.menuEdit, self.menuView, self.menuTools, self.menuHelp,
+                  self.actCompile, self.actSettings]:
             i.setEnabled(True)
 
         # Add project name to Window's name
@@ -431,7 +433,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         for i in [self.actOpen, self.menuRecents]:
             i.setEnabled(True)
         for i in [self.actSave, self.actSaveAs, self.actCloseProject,
-                  self.menuEdit, self.menuView, self.menuTools, self.menuHelp]:
+                  self.menuEdit, self.menuView, self.menuTools, self.menuHelp,
+                  self.actCompile, self.actSettings]:
             i.setEnabled(False)
 
         # Set Window's name - no project loaded