diff --git a/src/plugins/mpris/mpris.cpp b/src/plugins/mpris/mpris.cpp
index a8029c843..af59840d9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mpris/mpris.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mpris/mpris.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void MPRISRemote::MPRISEmitSeek(double curpos) {
 
 void MPRISRemote::MPRISLoop() {
     while (!stop_processing) {
-        if (bus) {
+        if (bus && sd_bus_get_current_slot(bus)) {
             if (sd_bus_process(bus, NULL) > 0) {
                 continue;
             }