diff --git a/_codeql_detected_source_root b/_codeql_detected_source_root
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..945c9b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_codeql_detected_source_root
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/cava/cavaRaw.cpp b/src/modules/cava/cavaRaw.cpp
index edec902b..d6a9e001 100644
--- a/src/modules/cava/cavaRaw.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/cava/cavaRaw.cpp
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ auto waybar::modules::cava::Cava::onSilence() -> void {
       if (label_.get_style_context()->has_class("updated"))
         label_.get_style_context()->remove_class("updated");
 
-      if (hide_on_silence_)
+      if (hide_on_silence_) {
+        // Clear the label markup before hiding to prevent GTK from rendering a NULL Pango layout
+        label_.set_markup("");
         label_.hide();
-      else if (config_["format_silent"].isString())
+      } else if (config_["format_silent"].isString())
         label_.set_markup(format_silent_);
       silence_ = true;
       label_.get_style_context()->add_class("silent");