diff --git a/WatchApp Extension/ExtensionDelegate.swift b/WatchApp Extension/ExtensionDelegate.swift
index dfd51a8510..ea1f3ac607 100644
--- a/WatchApp Extension/ExtensionDelegate.swift	
+++ b/WatchApp Extension/ExtensionDelegate.swift	
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ class ExtensionDelegate: NSObject, WKApplicationDelegate {
     private var observers: [NSKeyValueObservation] = []
     private var notifications: [NSObjectProtocol] = []
 
+    // WKApplication.shared().delegate is nil under the SwiftUI app lifecycle.
+    private static var instance: ExtensionDelegate!
+
     static func shared() -> ExtensionDelegate {
-        return WKApplication.shared().extensionDelegate
+        return instance
     }
 
     let loopManager = LoopDataManager.shared
@@ -42,6 +45,8 @@ class ExtensionDelegate: NSObject, WKApplicationDelegate {
     override init() {
         super.init()
 
+        Self.instance = self
+
         let session = WCSession.default
         session.delegate = self
 
@@ -422,10 +427,3 @@ extension ExtensionDelegate {
         WKApplication.shared().rootInterfaceController?.presentAlert(withTitle: error.localizedDescription, message: (error as NSError).localizedRecoverySuggestion ?? (error as NSError).localizedFailureReason, preferredStyle: .alert, actions: [WKAlertAction.dismissAction()])
     }
 }
-
-
-fileprivate extension WKApplication {
-    var extensionDelegate: ExtensionDelegate! {
-        return delegate as? ExtensionDelegate
-    }
-}