diff --git a/playback/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/playback/service/internal/LocalPSMP.java b/playback/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/playback/service/internal/LocalPSMP.java
index e6f2668e6..c1d55c8e8 100644
--- a/playback/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/playback/service/internal/LocalPSMP.java
+++ b/playback/service/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/playback/service/internal/LocalPSMP.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.greenrobot.eventbus.EventBus;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -579,6 +580,9 @@ public class LocalPSMP extends PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer {
     }
 
     public List<String> getAudioTracks() {
+        if (mediaPlayer == null) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
         return mediaPlayer.getAudioTracks();
     }
 
@@ -587,6 +591,9 @@ public class LocalPSMP extends PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer {
     }
 
     public int getSelectedAudioTrack() {
+        if (mediaPlayer == null) {
+            return -1;
+        }
         return mediaPlayer.getSelectedAudioTrack();
     }