diff --git a/dbus_client.c b/dbus_client.c
index d13ae45..1b7ad72 100644
--- a/dbus_client.c
+++ b/dbus_client.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void dbusStop( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player ) {
     dbus_message_unref( msg );
 }
 
-bool dbusStatus( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player ) {
+char *dbusStatus( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player ) {
     DBusMessageIter args;
     DBusMessageIter string;
     DBusMessage *msg = NULL;
@@ -208,9 +208,23 @@ bool dbusStatus( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player ) {
     char *meta = NULL;
     dbus_message_iter_recurse( &args, &string );
     dbus_message_iter_get_basic( &string, &meta );
-    bool ret = strcmp( meta, "Playing" ) == 0;
-    ret |= strcmp( meta, "Paused" ) == 0;
+    char *ret = strdup( meta );
     // free reply
     dbus_message_unref( msg );
     return ret;
 }
+
+bool dbusRunning( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player ) {
+    char *status = dbusStatus( conn, player );
+    bool ret = strcmp( status, "Playing" ) == 0;
+    ret |= strcmp( status, "Paused" ) == 0;
+    free( status );
+    return ret;
+}
+
+bool dbusPlaying( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player ) {
+    char *status = dbusStatus( conn, player );
+    bool ret = strcmp( status, "Playing" ) == 0;
+    free( status );
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/dbus_client.h b/dbus_client.h
index 10d0995..ee8b50d 100644
--- a/dbus_client.h
+++ b/dbus_client.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ void dbusPlayPause( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player );
 void dbusNext( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player );
 void dbusPrev( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player );
 void dbusStop( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player );
-bool dbusStatus( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player );
+bool dbusRunning( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player );
+bool dbusPlaying( DBusConnection *conn, const char *player );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 13da867..e194db1 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
 
     if ( requests & SONG_FLAG || requests & META_FLAG ) {
         struct song_metadata song = { 0 };
-        if ( sources & MPD_FLAG ) {
+        if ( sources & MPD_FLAG && mpdPlaying( mpd_connection ) ) {
             song = mpdGetSong( mpd_connection );
             if ( requests & SONG_FLAG )
                 printSong( &song );
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
 
         if ( sources & DBUS_FLAG ) {
             for ( char **player = dbus_players; *player; ++player ) {
+                if( !dbusPlaying( dbus_connection, *player ) )
+                    continue;
                 song = dbusGetSong( dbus_connection, *player );
                 if ( requests & SONG_FLAG )
                     printSong( &song );
@@ -81,11 +83,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
 
     if( requests & RUNNING_FLAG ) {
         ret = EXIT_FAILURE;
-        if( sources & MPD_FLAG && mpdStatus( mpd_connection ) )
+        if( sources & MPD_FLAG && mpdRunning( mpd_connection ) )
             ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
         if( sources & DBUS_FLAG ) {
             for( char **player = dbus_players; *player; ++player ) {
-                if( dbusStatus( dbus_connection, *player ) )
+                if( dbusRunning( dbus_connection, *player ) )
                     ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
             }
         }
diff --git a/mpd_client.c b/mpd_client.c
index 835c08c..e503d5f 100644
--- a/mpd_client.c
+++ b/mpd_client.c
@@ -65,11 +65,21 @@ void mpdStop( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection ) {
     mpd_send_stop( mpd_connection );
 }
 
-bool mpdStatus( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection ) {
+enum mpd_state mpdStatus( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection ) {
     struct mpd_status *status = mpd_run_status( mpd_connection );
     if( status == NULL )
-        return false;
+        return -1;
     enum mpd_state ret = mpd_status_get_state( status );
     mpd_status_free( status );
-    return ret != MPD_STATE_STOP && ret != MPD_STATE_UNKNOWN;
+    return ret;
+}
+
+bool mpdRunning( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection ) {
+    enum mpd_state state = mpdStatus( mpd_connection );
+    return state != MPD_STATE_STOP && state != MPD_STATE_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+bool mpdPlaying( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection ) {
+    enum mpd_state state = mpdStatus( mpd_connection );
+    return state == MPD_STATE_PLAY;
 }
diff --git a/mpd_client.h b/mpd_client.h
index 0c50622..b13db26 100644
--- a/mpd_client.h
+++ b/mpd_client.h
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ void mpdPlayPause( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection );
 void mpdNext( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection );
 void mpdPrev( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection );
 void mpdStop( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection );
-bool mpdStatus( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection );
+bool mpdRunning( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection );
+bool mpdPlaying( struct mpd_connection *mpd_connection );