diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java
index 1f8e7f8f8..dc941cb48 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedMedia.java
@@ -401,7 +401,9 @@ public class FeedMedia extends FeedFile implements Playable {
     @Override
     public String getImageLoaderCacheKey() {
         String out;
-        if (item.hasItemImageDownloaded()) {
+        if (item == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (item.hasItemImageDownloaded()) {
             out = item.getImageLoaderCacheKey();
         } else {
             out = new Playable.DefaultPlayableImageLoader(this)
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
index ea99d882d..477eea9a6 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public class PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer {
                 try {
                     playMediaObject(playable, false, stream, startWhenPrepared, prepareImmediately);
                 } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
                     throw e;
                 } finally {
                     playerLock.unlock();