diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/snnafi/variable_app_icon/VariableAppIconPlugin.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/snnafi/variable_app_icon/VariableAppIconPlugin.kt
index 854d1c4..85f3f74 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/snnafi/variable_app_icon/VariableAppIconPlugin.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/snnafi/variable_app_icon/VariableAppIconPlugin.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class VariableAppIconPlugin : FlutterPlugin, MethodCallHandler, ActivityAware {
   ///
   /// This local reference serves to register the plugin with the Flutter Engine and unregister it
   /// when the Flutter Engine is detached from the Activity
-  private lateinit var channel: MethodChannel
+  private var channel: MethodChannel? = null
 
   override fun onAttachedToEngine(@NonNull flutterPluginBinding: FlutterPlugin.FlutterPluginBinding) {
     binaryMessenger = flutterPluginBinding.binaryMessenger
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ class VariableAppIconPlugin : FlutterPlugin, MethodCallHandler, ActivityAware {
   override fun onAttachedToActivity(binding: ActivityPluginBinding) {
     this.activity = binding.activity as Activity
     channel = MethodChannel(binaryMessenger!!, "variable_app_icon")
-    channel.setMethodCallHandler(this)
+    channel?.setMethodCallHandler(this)
   }
 
   override fun onDetachedFromEngine(@NonNull binding: FlutterPlugin.FlutterPluginBinding) {
-    channel.setMethodCallHandler(null)
+    channel?.setMethodCallHandler(null)
+    channel = null
   }
 
   override fun onDetachedFromActivityForConfigChanges() {}
diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
index 5279fc0..07407b7 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -5,50 +5,50 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: async
-      sha256: "947bfcf187f74dbc5e146c9eb9c0f10c9f8b30743e341481c1e2ed3ecc18c20c"
+      sha256: "758e6d74e971c3e5aceb4110bfd6698efc7f501675bcfe0c775459a8140750eb"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.11.0"
+    version: "2.13.0"
   boolean_selector:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: boolean_selector
-      sha256: "6cfb5af12253eaf2b368f07bacc5a80d1301a071c73360d746b7f2e32d762c66"
+      sha256: "8aab1771e1243a5063b8b0ff68042d67334e3feab9e95b9490f9a6ebf73b42ea"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.1"
+    version: "2.1.2"
   characters:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: characters
-      sha256: "04a925763edad70e8443c99234dc3328f442e811f1d8fd1a72f1c8ad0f69a605"
+      sha256: f71061c654a3380576a52b451dd5532377954cf9dbd272a78fc8479606670803
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.0"
+    version: "1.4.0"
   clock:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: clock
-      sha256: cb6d7f03e1de671e34607e909a7213e31d7752be4fb66a86d29fe1eb14bfb5cf
+      sha256: fddb70d9b5277016c77a80201021d40a2247104d9f4aa7bab7157b7e3f05b84b
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.1"
+    version: "1.1.2"
   collection:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: collection
-      sha256: ee67cb0715911d28db6bf4af1026078bd6f0128b07a5f66fb2ed94ec6783c09a
+      sha256: "2f5709ae4d3d59dd8f7cd309b4e023046b57d8a6c82130785d2b0e5868084e76"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.18.0"
+    version: "1.19.1"
   fake_async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: fake_async
-      sha256: "511392330127add0b769b75a987850d136345d9227c6b94c96a04cf4a391bf78"
+      sha256: "5368f224a74523e8d2e7399ea1638b37aecfca824a3cc4dfdf77bf1fa905ac44"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.1"
+    version: "1.3.3"
   ffi:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: file
-      sha256: "5fc22d7c25582e38ad9a8515372cd9a93834027aacf1801cf01164dac0ffa08c"
+      sha256: a3b4f84adafef897088c160faf7dfffb7696046cb13ae90b508c2cbc95d3b8d4
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "7.0.0"
+    version: "7.0.1"
   flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -107,26 +107,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker
-      sha256: "78eb209deea09858f5269f5a5b02be4049535f568c07b275096836f01ea323fa"
+      sha256: "6bb818ecbdffe216e81182c2f0714a2e62b593f4a4f13098713ff1685dfb6ab0"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "10.0.0"
+    version: "10.0.9"
   leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
-      sha256: b46c5e37c19120a8a01918cfaf293547f47269f7cb4b0058f21531c2465d6ef0
+      sha256: f8b613e7e6a13ec79cfdc0e97638fddb3ab848452eff057653abd3edba760573
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.9"
   leak_tracker_testing:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: leak_tracker_testing
-      sha256: a597f72a664dbd293f3bfc51f9ba69816f84dcd403cdac7066cb3f6003f3ab47
+      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.1"
+    version: "3.0.1"
   lints:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -139,34 +139,34 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: matcher
-      sha256: d2323aa2060500f906aa31a895b4030b6da3ebdcc5619d14ce1aada65cd161cb
+      sha256: dc58c723c3c24bf8d3e2d3ad3f2f9d7bd9cf43ec6feaa64181775e60190153f2
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.16+1"
+    version: "0.12.17"
   material_color_utilities:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: material_color_utilities
-      sha256: "0e0a020085b65b6083975e499759762399b4475f766c21668c4ecca34ea74e5a"
+      sha256: f7142bb1154231d7ea5f96bc7bde4bda2a0945d2806bb11670e30b850d56bdec
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.8.0"
+    version: "0.11.1"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: meta
-      sha256: d584fa6707a52763a52446f02cc621b077888fb63b93bbcb1143a7be5a0c0c04
+      sha256: e3641ec5d63ebf0d9b41bd43201a66e3fc79a65db5f61fc181f04cd27aab950c
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.11.0"
+    version: "1.16.0"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: path
-      sha256: "087ce49c3f0dc39180befefc60fdb4acd8f8620e5682fe2476afd0b3688bb4af"
+      sha256: "75cca69d1490965be98c73ceaea117e8a04dd21217b37b292c9ddbec0d955bc5"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.9.0"
+    version: "1.9.1"
   path_provider_linux:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: platform
-      sha256: "12220bb4b65720483f8fa9450b4332347737cf8213dd2840d8b2c823e47243ec"
+      sha256: "5d6b1b0036a5f331ebc77c850ebc8506cbc1e9416c27e59b439f917a902a4984"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.1.4"
+    version: "3.1.6"
   plugin_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: process
-      sha256: "21e54fd2faf1b5bdd5102afd25012184a6793927648ea81eea80552ac9405b32"
+      sha256: "107d8be718f120bbba9dcd1e95e3bd325b1b4a4f07db64154635ba03f2567a0d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "5.0.2"
+    version: "5.0.3"
   shared_preferences:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -275,39 +275,39 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
-    version: "0.0.99"
+    version: "0.0.0"
   source_span:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: source_span
-      sha256: "53e943d4206a5e30df338fd4c6e7a077e02254531b138a15aec3bd143c1a8b3c"
+      sha256: "254ee5351d6cb365c859e20ee823c3bb479bf4a293c22d17a9f1bf144ce86f7c"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.10.0"
+    version: "1.10.1"
   stack_trace:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: stack_trace
-      sha256: "73713990125a6d93122541237550ee3352a2d84baad52d375a4cad2eb9b7ce0b"
+      sha256: "8b27215b45d22309b5cddda1aa2b19bdfec9df0e765f2de506401c071d38d1b1"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.11.1"
+    version: "1.12.1"
   stream_channel:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: stream_channel
-      sha256: ba2aa5d8cc609d96bbb2899c28934f9e1af5cddbd60a827822ea467161eb54e7
+      sha256: "969e04c80b8bcdf826f8f16579c7b14d780458bd97f56d107d3950fdbeef059d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.2"
+    version: "2.1.4"
   string_scanner:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: string_scanner
-      sha256: "556692adab6cfa87322a115640c11f13cb77b3f076ddcc5d6ae3c20242bedcde"
+      sha256: "921cd31725b72fe181906c6a94d987c78e3b98c2e205b397ea399d4054872b43"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.0"
+    version: "1.4.1"
   sync_http:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -320,18 +320,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: term_glyph
-      sha256: a29248a84fbb7c79282b40b8c72a1209db169a2e0542bce341da992fe1bc7e84
+      sha256: "7f554798625ea768a7518313e58f83891c7f5024f88e46e7182a4558850a4b8e"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.1"
+    version: "1.2.2"
   test_api:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: test_api
-      sha256: "5c2f730018264d276c20e4f1503fd1308dfbbae39ec8ee63c5236311ac06954b"
+      sha256: fb31f383e2ee25fbbfe06b40fe21e1e458d14080e3c67e7ba0acfde4df4e0bbd
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.6.1"
+    version: "0.7.4"
   variable_app_icon:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: vm_service
-      sha256: b3d56ff4341b8f182b96aceb2fa20e3dcb336b9f867bc0eafc0de10f1048e957
+      sha256: ddfa8d30d89985b96407efce8acbdd124701f96741f2d981ca860662f1c0dc02
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "13.0.0"
+    version: "15.0.0"
   web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: webdriver
-      sha256: "003d7da9519e1e5f329422b36c4dcdf18d7d2978d1ba099ea4e45ba490ed845e"
+      sha256: "2f3a14ca026957870cfd9c635b83507e0e51d8091568e90129fbf805aba7cade"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.3"
+    version: "3.1.0"
   win32:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -388,5 +388,5 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "1.0.4"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=3.3.3 <4.0.0"
+  dart: ">=3.7.0-0 <4.0.0"
   flutter: ">=3.19.0"