diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/UIDrivers/VC/EssentialsVideoCodecUiDriver.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/UIDrivers/VC/EssentialsVideoCodecUiDriver.cs
index f2bbcead..612f7eeb 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/UIDrivers/VC/EssentialsVideoCodecUiDriver.cs
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/UIDrivers/VC/EssentialsVideoCodecUiDriver.cs
@@ -1041,22 +1041,21 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.UIDrivers.VC
 		void SetupDirectoryList()
 		{
 			var codec = Codec as IHasDirectory;
-			if (codec != null)
-			{
-				DirectoryList = new SmartObjectDynamicList(TriList.SmartObjects[UISmartObjectJoin.VCDirectoryList],
-					true, 1300);
-				codec.DirectoryResultReturned += new EventHandler<DirectoryEventArgs>(dir_DirectoryResultReturned);
+		    if (codec == null)
+		    {
+		        return;
+		    }
 
-				if (codec.PhonebookSyncState.InitialSyncComplete)
-					SetCurrentDirectoryToRoot();
-				else
-				{
-					codec.PhonebookSyncState.InitialSyncCompleted += new EventHandler<EventArgs>(PhonebookSyncState_InitialSyncCompleted);
-				}
+		    DirectoryList = new SmartObjectDynamicList(TriList.SmartObjects[UISmartObjectJoin.VCDirectoryList],
+		        true, 1300);
+		    codec.DirectoryResultReturned += dir_DirectoryResultReturned;
 
-			    RefreshDirectory();
-				
-			}
+		    if (codec.PhonebookSyncState.InitialSyncComplete)
+		        SetCurrentDirectoryToRoot();
+		    else
+		    {
+		        codec.PhonebookSyncState.InitialSyncCompleted += PhonebookSyncState_InitialSyncCompleted;
+		    }
 		}
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1064,11 +1063,15 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.UIDrivers.VC
         /// </summary>
         void SetCurrentDirectoryToRoot()
         {
-            (Codec as IHasDirectory).SetCurrentDirectoryToRoot();
+            var hasDirectory = Codec as IHasDirectory;
 
+            if (hasDirectory == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            hasDirectory.SetCurrentDirectoryToRoot();
             SearchKeypadClear();
-
-            RefreshDirectory();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1080,12 +1083,17 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.UIDrivers.VC
         {
             var codec = Codec as IHasDirectory;
 
-            if (codec.CurrentDirectoryResultIsNotDirectoryRoot.BoolValue)
+            if (codec == null)
             {
-                SetCurrentDirectoryToRoot();
-
-                RefreshDirectory();
+                return;
             }
+
+            if (!codec.CurrentDirectoryResultIsNotDirectoryRoot.BoolValue)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            SetCurrentDirectoryToRoot();
         }
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -1095,8 +1103,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.UIDrivers.VC
 		/// <param name="e"></param>
 		void dir_DirectoryResultReturned(object sender, DirectoryEventArgs e)
 		{
-
-			RefreshDirectory();
+		    RefreshDirectory(e.Directory);
 		}
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1125,16 +1132,27 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.UIDrivers.VC
  
         }
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// 
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="dir"></param>
-		void RefreshDirectory()
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        void RefreshDirectory()
 		{
-            if ((Codec as IHasDirectory).CurrentDirectoryResult.CurrentDirectoryResults.Count > 0)
+		    var codec = Codec as IHasDirectory;
+
+		    if (codec == null)
+		    {
+		        return;
+		    }
+
+		    RefreshDirectory(codec.CurrentDirectoryResult);
+		}
+
+        void RefreshDirectory(CodecDirectory directory)
+        {
+            if (directory.CurrentDirectoryResults.Count > 0)
             {
                 ushort i = 0;
-                foreach (var r in (Codec as IHasDirectory).CurrentDirectoryResult.CurrentDirectoryResults)
+                foreach (var r in directory.CurrentDirectoryResults)
                 {
                     if (i == DirectoryList.MaxCount)
                     {
@@ -1154,12 +1172,13 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.UIDrivers.VC
                             // If more than one contact method, show contact method modal dialog
                             DirectoryList.SetItemButtonAction(i, b =>
                             {
-                                if (!b)
+                                if (b)
                                 {
-                                    // Refresh the contact methods list
-                                    RefreshContactMethodsModalList(dc);
-                                    Parent.PopupInterlock.ShowInterlockedWithToggle(UIBoolJoin.MeetingsOrContacMethodsListVisible);
+                                    return;
                                 }
+                                // Refresh the contact methods list
+                                RefreshContactMethodsModalList(dc);
+                                Parent.PopupInterlock.ShowInterlockedWithToggle(UIBoolJoin.MeetingsOrContacMethodsListVisible);
                             });
 
                         }
@@ -1206,8 +1225,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.UIDrivers.VC
 
                 DirectoryList.SetItemMainText(1, "No Results Found");
             }
-
-		}
+        }
 
         void RefreshContactMethodsModalList(DirectoryContact contact)
         {