diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs
index 09248e60..0808b506 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Lib/Sound/Playback/GstreamerSharp/CGstreamerSharpAudioStream.cs
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Lib.Sound.Playback.GstreamerSharp
                 element = _Element;
                 _Element = null; //Now everything "seems" closed
             }
+
+            // Should not be needed but we had an error report (#226) - so we double check here to prevent a crash
+            if (element == null)
+                return;
+            
             if (element.TargetState == State.Playing)
                 element.SetState(State.Paused); //Stop output
             if (_CloseStreamListener != null)