diff --git a/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/CastEnabledActivity.java b/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/CastEnabledActivity.java
index b8856c295..1b6126d24 100644
--- a/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/CastEnabledActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/CastEnabledActivity.java
@@ -67,9 +67,16 @@ public abstract class CastEnabledActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     @CallSuper
     public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
         super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
-        mediaRouteActionProvider = castManager
-                .addMediaRouterButton(menu.findItem(R.id.media_route_menu_item));
-        mediaRouteActionProvider.setEnabled(castButtonVisibilityManager.shouldEnable());
+        MenuItem mediaRouteButton = menu.findItem(R.id.media_route_menu_item);
+        if (mediaRouteButton == null) {
+            Log.wtf(TAG, "MediaRoute item could not be found on the menu!");
+            mediaRouteActionProvider = null;
+            return true;
+        }
+        mediaRouteActionProvider = castManager.addMediaRouterButton(mediaRouteButton);
+        if (mediaRouteActionProvider != null) {
+            mediaRouteActionProvider.setEnabled(castButtonVisibilityManager.shouldEnable());
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/cast/CastManager.java b/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/cast/CastManager.java
index 5b1fdab61..b3f5038d7 100644
--- a/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/cast/CastManager.java
+++ b/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/cast/CastManager.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.core.cast;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.view.ActionProvider;
 import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
 import android.support.v7.media.MediaRouter;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -1739,9 +1741,16 @@ public class CastManager extends BaseCastManager implements OnFailedListener {
      *
      * @param menuItem MenuItem of the Media Router cast button.
      */
-    public final SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider addMediaRouterButton(MenuItem menuItem) {
-        SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider mediaRouteActionProvider = (SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider)
-                MenuItemCompat.getActionProvider(menuItem);
+    public final SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider addMediaRouterButton(@NonNull MenuItem menuItem) {
+        ActionProvider actionProvider = MenuItemCompat.getActionProvider(menuItem);
+        if (!(actionProvider instanceof SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider)) {
+            Log.wtf(TAG, "MenuItem provided to addMediaRouterButton() is not compatible with " +
+                    "SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider." +
+                    ((actionProvider == null) ? " Its action provider is null!" : ""));
+            return null;
+        }
+        SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider mediaRouteActionProvider =
+                (SwitchableMediaRouteActionProvider) actionProvider;
         mediaRouteActionProvider.setRouteSelector(mMediaRouteSelector);
         if (mCastConfiguration.getMediaRouteDialogFactory() != null) {
             mediaRouteActionProvider.setDialogFactory(mCastConfiguration.getMediaRouteDialogFactory());