diff --git a/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudio.cpp b/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudio.cpp
index 365dc3f4..1e5f6baf 100644
--- a/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudio.cpp
+++ b/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudio.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ DllExport void Close(int Stream)
 	if(it != Streams.end())
 	{
 		delete it->second;
+		IDs.push(it->first);
 		Streams.erase(it);
 	}
 }
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ DllExport void Update(void)
 	  if(p->second->Closed)
 	  {
 		delete p->second;
+		IDs.push(p->first);
 		Streams.erase(p++);
 	  }
 	  else {
diff --git a/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudioStream.cpp b/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudioStream.cpp
index 212b9eaa..7fbf632a 100644
--- a/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudioStream.cpp
+++ b/GstreamerHelper/GstreamerAudioStream.cpp
@@ -92,11 +92,14 @@ int GstreamerAudioStream::Load(const wchar_t* Media, bool Prescan)
 void GstreamerAudioStream::Close(void)
 {
 	if(Element)
+	{
 		gst_element_set_state(Element, GST_STATE_NULL);
+		gst_object_unref(GST_OBJECT (Element));
+	}
+
+	/* without that there are no crashes any more. but i don't know if there is a memory leak if we do that.
 	if(Bus)
 		gst_object_unref(Bus);
-	if(Element)
-		gst_object_unref(Element);
 	if(Message)
 		gst_message_unref(Message);
 	if(Convert)
@@ -109,6 +112,8 @@ void GstreamerAudioStream::Close(void)
 		gst_object_unref(GhostPad);
 	if(SinkBin)
 		gst_object_unref(SinkBin);
+	*/
+
 	if(FadeTimer)
 		g_timer_destroy (FadeTimer);
 
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs
index 0aa110b2..bcf1f712 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CBackgroundMusic.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
 
             if (CConfig.BackgroundMusicSource != EBackgroundMusicSource.TR_CONFIG_ONLY_OWN_MUSIC)
                 AddBackgroundMusic();
-            if (CConfig.VideoBackgrounds == EOffOn.TR_CONFIG_ON)
+            if (CConfig.VideoBackgrounds == EOffOn.TR_CONFIG_ON && CConfig.VideosToBackground == EOffOn.TR_CONFIG_ON)
                 _VideoEnabled = true;
 
             IsPlaying = false;
diff --git a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSongMenuFramework.cs b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSongMenuFramework.cs
index 8ff84dc1..b3f6fa87 100644
--- a/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSongMenuFramework.cs
+++ b/VocaluxeLib/Menu/SongMenu/CSongMenuFramework.cs
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Menu.SongMenu
         protected CSongMenuFramework(int partyModeID)
         {
             _PartyModeID = partyModeID;
+            _Video = -1;
             _Theme = new SThemeSongMenu
                 {
                     SongMenuTileBoard =