C++ property is none when accessed in bp

I have a class in C++ that I want to access in BP. It appears to be fine in C++ but in BP I get Accessed None errors when I try to use it in BP. Here is the class declaration that I am trying to use in BP

UCLASS(BlueprintType) class ZOMBIEHORDE_API UQualitySettings : public UObject { GENERATED_BODY() public: // constructors UQualitySettings(); // class functions and properties }; 

I am holding on to it in the GameInstance as below so I can access it through the GameInstance reference.

CLASS(Blueprintable) class ZOMBIEHORDE_API UZombieHordeGameInstance : public UGameInstance { GENERATED_BODY() public: UZombieHordeGameInstance(); UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly, Category = "Zombie Game Instance") UQualitySettings *QualitySettings = nullptr; }; 

And GameInstance .cpp

UZombieHordeGameInstance::UZombieHordeGameInstance() { QualitySettings = NewObject<UQualitySettings>(); ensure(QualitySettings);// this passes and does not throw an error } 

This shows how I am accessing it in a widget blueprint.

So how can it be that accessing QualitySettings in BP is None?