diff --git a/Cork/ContentView.swift b/Cork/ContentView.swift
index eef89ea5..246cd770 100644
--- a/Cork/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Cork/ContentView.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct ContentView: View, Sendable
     @Default(.discoverabilityDaySpan) var discoverabilityDaySpan: DiscoverabilityDaySpans
     @Default(.sortTopPackagesBy) var sortTopPackagesBy
 
-    @AppStorage("customHomebrewPath") var customHomebrewPath: String = ""
+    @Default(.customHomebrewPath) var customHomebrewPath: URL?
 
     @Environment(\.openWindow) var openWindow: OpenWindowAction
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ private extension View
             {
                 AppConstants.shared.logger.debug("Brew executable path: \(AppConstants.shared.brewExecutablePath, privacy: .public)")
 
-                if !view.customHomebrewPath.isEmpty && !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: AppConstants.shared.brewExecutablePath.path)
+                if view.customHomebrewPath != nil && !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: AppConstants.shared.brewExecutablePath.path)
                 {
                     view.appState.showAlert(errorToShow: .customBrewExcutableGotDeleted)
                 }
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ private extension View
                 case .customBrewExcutableGotDeleted:
                     Button
                     {
-                        view.customHomebrewPath = ""
+                        view.customHomebrewPath = nil
                     } label: {
                         Text("action.reset-custom-brew-executable")
                     }
diff --git a/Cork/Views/Settings/Panes/Sub-Views/Brew Pane/Custom Homebrew Executable View.swift b/Cork/Views/Settings/Panes/Sub-Views/Brew Pane/Custom Homebrew Executable View.swift
index 7625d366..7efd72f0 100644
--- a/Cork/Views/Settings/Panes/Sub-Views/Brew Pane/Custom Homebrew Executable View.swift	
+++ b/Cork/Views/Settings/Panes/Sub-Views/Brew Pane/Custom Homebrew Executable View.swift	
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 
 import SwiftUI
 import CorkShared
+import Defaults
 
 struct CustomHomebrewExecutableView: View
 {
-    @AppStorage("customHomebrewPath") var customHomebrewPath: String = ""
+    @Default(.customHomebrewPath) var customHomebrewPath: URL?
     @AppStorage("allowAdvancedHomebrewSettings") var allowAdvancedHomebrewSettings: Bool = false
 
     @EnvironmentObject var settingsState: SettingsState
@@ -45,11 +46,11 @@ struct CustomHomebrewExecutableView: View
                                 Text("settings.brew.custom-homebrew-path.select")
                             }
 
-                            if !customHomebrewPath.isEmpty
+                            if customHomebrewPath != nil
                             {
                                 Button
                                 {
-                                    customHomebrewPath = ""
+                                    customHomebrewPath = nil
                                 } label: {
                                     Text("settings.brew.custom-homebrew-path.reset")
                                 }
@@ -65,9 +66,9 @@ struct CustomHomebrewExecutableView: View
         .onChange(of: allowAdvancedHomebrewSettings, perform: { newValue in
             if newValue == false
             {
-                if !customHomebrewPath.isEmpty
+                if customHomebrewPath != nil
                 {
-                    customHomebrewPath = ""
+                    customHomebrewPath = nil
                 }
             }
         })
@@ -82,9 +83,15 @@ struct CustomHomebrewExecutableView: View
             case .success(let success):
                 if success.first!.lastPathComponent == "brew"
                 {
-                    AppConstants.shared.logger.info("Valid brew executable: \(success.first!.path)")
-
-                    customHomebrewPath = success.first!.path
+                    guard let selectedCustomHomebrewPath = success.first else
+                    {
+                        AppConstants.shared.logger.error("Failed while getting selected custom Homebrew executable")
+                        return
+                    }
+                    
+                    AppConstants.shared.logger.info("Valid brew executable: \(selectedCustomHomebrewPath.path)")
+                    
+                    customHomebrewPath = selectedCustomHomebrewPath
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/Modules/Shared/Defaults/Settings/Homebrew Settings.swift b/Modules/Shared/Defaults/Settings/Homebrew Settings.swift
index 9a36e3ba..71fa17df 100644
--- a/Modules/Shared/Defaults/Settings/Homebrew Settings.swift	
+++ b/Modules/Shared/Defaults/Settings/Homebrew Settings.swift	
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ public extension Defaults.Keys
     // MARK: - Analytics
     /// Whether to allow anonymous Homebrew analytics
     static let allowBrewAnalytics: Key<Bool> = .init("allowBrewAnalytics", default: true)
+    
+    // MARK: - Developer settings
+    static let customHomebrewPath: Key<URL?> = .init("customHomebrewPath", default: nil)
 }