diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/DataDisplay.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/DataDisplay.vue
index 8a417ac155..2577a6a6f1 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/DataDisplay.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/DataDisplay.vue
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		@opened="showDocumentHelp = true"
 	>
 		<div class="data-display" v-if="node" >
-			<NodeSettings ref="settings" @valueChanged="valueChanged" />
+			<NodeSettings :eventBus="settingsEventBus" @valueChanged="valueChanged" />
 			<RunData @openSettings="openSettings" />
 		</div>
 	</el-dialog>
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import NodeSettings from '@/components/NodeSettings.vue';
 import RunData from '@/components/RunData.vue';
 
 import mixins from 'vue-typed-mixins';
+import Vue from 'vue';
 
 export default mixins(externalHooks, nodeHelpers, workflowHelpers).extend({
 	name: 'DataDisplay',
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export default mixins(externalHooks, nodeHelpers, workflowHelpers).extend({
 		return {
 			basePath: this.$store.getters.getBaseUrl,
 			showDocumentHelp: false,
+			settingsEventBus: new Vue(),
 		};
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -69,10 +71,7 @@ export default mixins(externalHooks, nodeHelpers, workflowHelpers).extend({
 	},
 	methods: {
 		openSettings() {
-			const settings = this.$refs.settings as Vue | null;
-			if (settings) {
-				settings.$emit('openSettings');
-			}
+			this.settingsEventBus.$emit('openSettings');
 		},
 		valueChanged (parameterData: IUpdateInformation) {
 			this.$emit('valueChanged', parameterData);
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeSettings.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeSettings.vue
index 8963b52e62..d75b8221dc 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeSettings.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeSettings.vue
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ export default mixins(
 				return this.nodeType.properties;
 			},
 		},
+		props: {
+			eventBus: {
+			},
+		},
 		data () {
 			return {
 				nodeValid: true,
@@ -519,9 +523,11 @@ export default mixins(
 		},
 		mounted () {
 			this.setNodeValues();
-			this.$on('openSettings', () => {
-				this.openPanel = 'settings';
-			});
+			if (this.eventBus) {
+				(this.eventBus as Vue).$on('openSettings', () => {
+					this.openPanel = 'settings';
+				});
+			}
 		},
 	});
 </script>