diff --git a/bauh/api/abstract/view.py b/bauh/api/abstract/view.py
index e904807c..dbd1e6ac 100644
--- a/bauh/api/abstract/view.py
+++ b/bauh/api/abstract/view.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ViewContainer(ViewComponent, ABC):
         Represents a GUI component composed by other components
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, components: Union[List[ViewComponent], Tuple[ViewComponent]],
+    def __init__(self, components: Union[List[V], Tuple[V]],
                  id_: Optional[str] = None,
                  observers: Optional[List[ViewObserver]] = None):
         super(ViewContainer, self).__init__(id_=id_, observers=observers)
@@ -282,20 +282,27 @@ class TabComponent(ViewComponent):
     def __init__(self, label: str, content: ViewComponent, icon_path: str = None, id_: str = None):
         super(TabComponent, self).__init__(id_=id_)
         self.label = label
-        self.content = content
+        self._content = content
         self.icon_path = icon_path
 
+    def get_content(self, type_: Type[V] = ViewComponent) -> V:
+        if isinstance(self._content, type_):
+            return self._content
 
-class TabGroupComponent(ViewComponent):
+        raise Exception(f"'content' is not an instance of '{type_.__name__}'")
+
+
+class TabGroupComponent(ViewContainer):
 
     def __init__(self, tabs: List[TabComponent], id_: str = None):
-        super(TabGroupComponent, self).__init__(id_=id_)
-        self.tabs = tabs
-        self.tab_map = {c.id: c for c in tabs if c.id} if tabs else None
+        super(TabGroupComponent, self).__init__(id_=id_, components=tabs)
 
-    def get_tab(self, id_: str) -> TabComponent:
-        if self.tab_map:
-            return self.tab_map.get(id_)
+    def get_tab(self, id_: str) -> Optional[TabComponent]:
+        return self.get_component(id_, TabComponent)
+
+    @property
+    def tabs(self) -> List[TabComponent]:
+        return self.components
 
 
 class RangeInputComponent(InputViewComponent):
diff --git a/bauh/view/core/settings.py b/bauh/view/core/settings.py
index 1740038c..094556df 100644
--- a/bauh/view/core/settings.py
+++ b/bauh/view/core/settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import os
 import time
 import traceback
 from math import floor
@@ -510,17 +509,17 @@ class GenericSettingsManager(SettingsController):
             finally:
                 success_list.append(success)
 
-    def _save_core_settings(self, root_component: TabGroupComponent, success_list: List[bool], warnings: List[str]):
+    def _save_core_settings(self, tabs: TabGroupComponent, success_list: List[bool], warnings: List[str]):
         success = False
 
         try:
-            bkp = root_component.get_tab('core.bkp')
-            success, errors = self._save_settings(general=root_component.get_tab('core.gen').content,
-                                                  advanced=root_component.get_tab('core.adv').content,
-                                                  tray=root_component.get_tab('core.tray').content,
-                                                  backup=bkp.content if bkp else None,
-                                                  ui=root_component.get_tab('core.ui').content,
-                                                  gems_panel=root_component.get_tab('core.types').content)
+            bkp = tabs.get_tab('core.bkp')
+            success, errors = self._save_settings(general=tabs.get_tab('core.gen').get_content(PanelComponent),
+                                                  advanced=tabs.get_tab('core.adv').get_content(PanelComponent),
+                                                  tray=tabs.get_tab('core.tray').get_content(PanelComponent),
+                                                  backup=bkp.get_content(PanelComponent) if bkp else None,
+                                                  ui=tabs.get_tab('core.ui').get_content(PanelComponent),
+                                                  gems_panel=tabs.get_tab('core.types').get_content(PanelComponent))
             if errors:
                 warnings.extend(errors)
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/components.py b/bauh/view/qt/components.py
index 8170f559..09fd2232 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/components.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/components.py
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ class TabGroupQt(QTabWidget):
             scroll = QScrollArea()
             scroll.setFrameShape(QFrame.NoFrame)
             scroll.setWidgetResizable(True)
-            scroll.setWidget(to_widget(c.content, i18n))
+            scroll.setWidget(to_widget(c.get_content(), i18n))
             self.addTab(scroll, icon, c.label)
 
         self.tabBar().setCursor(QCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor))