diff -u b/panels_mini/panels_mini.module b/panels_mini/panels_mini.module
--- b/panels_mini/panels_mini.module
+++ b/panels_mini/panels_mini.module
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 
   $panel_mini->context = $panel_mini->display->context =  ctools_context_load_contexts($panel_mini, FALSE, $contexts);
   $panel_mini->display->css_id = panels_mini_get_id($panel_mini->name);
+  $panel_mini->display->owner = $panel_mini;
 
   $block = array();
 
@@ -432,15 +433,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Implements hook_panels_pre_render().
- */
-function panels_mini_panels_pre_render($display, $renderer) {
-  if (isset($display->owner->table) && $display->owner->table == 'panels_mini' && $renderer instanceof panels_renderer_standard) {
-    $renderer->show_empty_layout = FALSE;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
  * Implementation of hook_panels_dashboard_blocks().
  *
  * Adds mini panels information to the Panels dashboard.
@@ -479,6 +471,15 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_panels_pre_render().
+ */
+function panels_mini_panels_pre_render($display, $renderer) {
+  if (isset($display->owner->table) && $display->owner->table == 'panels_mini' && $renderer instanceof panels_renderer_standard) {
+    $renderer->show_empty_layout = FALSE;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Implementation of hook_panels_dashboard_blocks().
  *
  * Adds mini panels information to the Panels dashboard.