diff --git a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQActiveConfiguration.swift b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQActiveConfiguration.swift
index 502f714d..d44fd286 100644
--- a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQActiveConfiguration.swift
+++ b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQActiveConfiguration.swift
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ internal final class IQActiveConfiguration: NSObject {
     private func sendEvent() {
 
         guard let rootConfiguration = rootConfiguration,
-              rootConfiguration.isReady else { return }
+              rootConfiguration.isReady,
+              rootConfiguration.rootController != nil else { return }
 
         if keyboardInfo.isVisible {
             if lastEvent == .hide {
@@ -105,11 +106,16 @@ internal final class IQActiveConfiguration: NSObject {
                     // Also the interactiveGesture becomes inactive (genuinely it's state is .possible)
                     // At this moment.
                     rootController.view.publisher(for: \.frame)
-                        .sink(receiveValue: { [weak self] frame in
-                            guard let self = self else { return }
+                        .sink(receiveValue: { [weak self, weak rootController] frame in
+                            guard let self = self,
+                                  let rootController = rootController else { return }
                             print(frame)
-                            guard frame.origin == .zero,
-                                  !rootConfiguration.isInteractiveGestureActive else { return }
+                            
+                            // Ensure we have a valid root configuration and the controller hasn't been deallocated
+                            guard let currentRootConfig = self.rootConfiguration,
+                                  currentRootConfig.rootController === rootController,
+                                  frame.origin == .zero,
+                                  !currentRootConfig.isInteractiveGestureActive else { return }
 
                             self.cancellable.forEach { $0.cancel() }
                             self.cancellable.removeAll()
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ internal final class IQActiveConfiguration: NSObject {
 
         guard let textInputView: UIView = textInputView,
               let controller: UIViewController = textInputView.iq.parentContainerViewController() else {
+            // Safely restore any existing configuration before clearing it
             if let rootConfiguration = rootConfiguration,
                rootConfiguration.hasChanged {
                 animate(alongsideTransition: {
@@ -147,7 +154,13 @@ internal final class IQActiveConfiguration: NSObject {
 
         let newConfiguration = IQRootControllerConfiguration(rootController: controller)
 
-        guard newConfiguration.rootController?.view.window != rootConfiguration?.rootController?.view.window ||
+        // Ensure both configurations have valid root controllers before comparing
+        guard let newRootController = newConfiguration.rootController else {
+            rootConfiguration = nil
+            return
+        }
+        
+        guard newRootController.view.window != rootConfiguration?.rootController?.view.window ||
                 newConfiguration.beginOrientation != rootConfiguration?.beginOrientation else { return }
 
         if rootConfiguration?.rootController != newConfiguration.rootController {
diff --git a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQRootControllerConfiguration.swift b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQRootControllerConfiguration.swift
index 4980b73e..de3199b9 100644
--- a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQRootControllerConfiguration.swift
+++ b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/Configuration/IQRootControllerConfiguration.swift
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ internal struct IQRootControllerConfiguration {
     }
 
     var currentOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientation {
+        guard let rootController = rootController else { return .unknown }
         let interfaceOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientation
-        if let scene = rootController?.view.window?.windowScene {
+        if let scene = rootController.view.window?.windowScene {
             interfaceOrientation = scene.interfaceOrientation
         } else {
             interfaceOrientation = .unknown
@@ -58,11 +59,13 @@ internal struct IQRootControllerConfiguration {
     }
 
     var isReady: Bool {
-        return rootController?.view.window != nil
+        guard let rootController = rootController else { return false }
+        return rootController.view.window != nil
     }
 
     var hasChanged: Bool {
-        let origin: CGPoint = rootController?.view.frame.origin ?? .zero
+        guard let rootController = rootController else { return false }
+        let origin: CGPoint = rootController.view.frame.origin
         return !origin.equalTo(beginOrigin)
     }
 
diff --git a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/UIKitExtensions/UIView+Parent.swift b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/UIKitExtensions/UIView+Parent.swift
index cf2e63c5..461389e4 100644
--- a/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/UIKitExtensions/UIView+Parent.swift
+++ b/IQKeyboardManagerSwift/IQKeyboardManager/UIKitExtensions/UIView+Parent.swift
@@ -82,10 +82,16 @@ public extension IQKeyboardExtension where Base: UIView {
             parentContainerViewController = matchController
         }
 
-        if let controller: UIViewController = parentContainerViewController?.iq_parentContainerViewController() {
-            return controller
+        // Safely call the parent container method with additional nil checks
+        if let parentController = parentContainerViewController {
+            // Ensure the controller is still valid before calling the method
+            if let finalController = parentController.iq_parentContainerViewController() {
+                return finalController
+            } else {
+                return parentController
+            }
         } else {
-            return parentContainerViewController
+            return nil
         }
     }
 }