diff --git a/appvm-xpra-torbrowser b/appvm-xpra-torbrowser
index d9f9e7a..96b373e 100755
--- a/appvm-xpra-torbrowser
+++ b/appvm-xpra-torbrowser
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 attach=0
 xpra_host="$1"
 libvirt_uri=qemu:///system
+domstate=$(virsh -c "$libvirt_uri" -r domstate "$xpra_host")
 conn_str=vsock://$(virsh -c "$libvirt_uri" -r dumpxml "$xpra_host" | grep cid | sed -E "s/^.*address='([0-9]+)'.*/\1/"):14500
 
+if [[ "$domstate" != "running" ]]; then
+    echo "AppVM is not running."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ -n "$GDK_SCALE" ]]; then
     scale_factor=$GDK_SCALE
     # TODO: this value must be calculated: 2 * 96 * scale_factor