diff --git a/src/backend/common/vendor/RockSkyApiClient.ts b/src/backend/common/vendor/RockSkyApiClient.ts
index 7226870a..4553a4f3 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/vendor/RockSkyApiClient.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/vendor/RockSkyApiClient.ts
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export class RockSkyApiClient extends AbstractApiClient {
         }
         if(play === undefined) {
             await this.rsAgent.clearNowPlaying();
+            return;
         }
         await this.rsAgent.setNowPlaying(playToActorTrackView(play!));
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/KoitoScrobbler.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/KoitoScrobbler.ts
index 265f6a60..f0cd19c6 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/KoitoScrobbler.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/KoitoScrobbler.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ export default class KoitoScrobbler extends AbstractScrobbleClient {
 
     doPlayingNow = async (data: SourcePlayerObj) => {
         try {
-            await this.api.submitListen(data.play!, { listenType: 'playing_now'});
+            if(data.play === undefined) {
+                return;
+            }
+            await this.api.submitListen(data.play, { listenType: 'playing_now'});
         } catch (e) {
             throw e;
         }
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/LastfmScrobbler.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/LastfmScrobbler.ts
index e394a847..d9feb62c 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/LastfmScrobbler.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/LastfmScrobbler.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ export default class LastfmScrobbler extends AbstractScrobbleClient {
 
     doPlayingNow = async (data: SourcePlayerObj) => {
         // last.fm shows Now Playing for the same time as the duration of the track being submitted
+        if(data.play === undefined) {
+            return;
+        }
         try {
-            return this.api.playingNow(data.play!);
+            return this.api.playingNow(data.play);
         } catch (e) {
             throw e;
         }
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts
index 9efa0240..f979eaff 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/ListenbrainzScrobbler.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ export default class ListenbrainzScrobbler extends AbstractScrobbleClient {
     doPlayingNow = async (data: SourcePlayerObj) => {
         // listenbrainz shows Now Playing for the same time as the duration of the track being submitted
         try {
-            await this.api.submitListen(data.play!, { listenType: 'playing_now'});
+            if(data.play === undefined) {
+                return;
+            }
+            await this.api.submitListen(data.play, { listenType: 'playing_now'});
         } catch (e) {
             throw e;
         }