diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index 3fb9ec7..7f4286c 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -463,12 +463,14 @@ void Player::set_volume(uint8_t vol, bool save) {
 }
 
 void Player::vol_up() {
+	if (!is_playing()) return;
 	uint8_t vol = _volume + VOLUME_STEP;
 	if (vol > VOLUME_MAX) vol=VOLUME_MAX;
 	set_volume(vol);
 }
 
 void Player::vol_down() {
+	if (!is_playing()) return;
 	uint8_t vol = _volume - VOLUME_STEP;
 	if (vol < VOLUME_MIN) vol=VOLUME_MIN;
 	set_volume(vol);
@@ -755,6 +757,7 @@ String Player::json() {
 }
 
 String Player::position_json() {
+	if (!is_playing()) return "null";
 	DynamicJsonDocument json(200);
 	json["_type"] = "position";
 	json["position"] = _current_play_position;