diff --git a/GpApp/Music.cpp b/GpApp/Music.cpp
index 9365a74..67eaaec 100644
--- a/GpApp/Music.cpp
+++ b/GpApp/Music.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void ToggleMusicWhilePlaying (void)
 
 void SetMusicalMode (short newMode)
 {	
-	if (dontLoadMusic)
+	if (dontLoadMusic || failedMusic)
 		return;
 
 	musicMutex->Lock();
@@ -302,6 +302,12 @@ void InitMusic (void)
 		return;
 	}
 	theErr = OpenMusicChannel();
+	if (theErr != PLErrors::kNone)
+	{
+		YellowAlert(kYellowNoMusic, theErr);
+		failedMusic = true;
+		return;
+	}
 	
 	musicScore[0] = 0;
 	musicScore[1] = 1;
diff --git a/PortabilityLayer/PLSound.cpp b/PortabilityLayer/PLSound.cpp
index 492cab8..699a4af 100644
--- a/PortabilityLayer/PLSound.cpp
+++ b/PortabilityLayer/PLSound.cpp
@@ -353,12 +353,15 @@ namespace PortabilityLayer
 
 	AudioChannel *SoundSystemImpl::CreateChannel()
 	{
+		IGpAudioDriver *audioDriver = PortabilityLayer::HostAudioDriver::GetInstance();
+		if (!audioDriver)
+			return nullptr;
+
 		PortabilityLayer::MemoryManager *mm = PortabilityLayer::MemoryManager::GetInstance();
 		void *storage = mm->Alloc(sizeof(PortabilityLayer::AudioChannelImpl));
 		if (!storage)
 			return nullptr;
 
-		IGpAudioDriver *audioDriver = PortabilityLayer::HostAudioDriver::GetInstance();
 		IGpAudioChannel *audioChannel = audioDriver->CreateChannel();
 		if (!audioChannel)
 		{
@@ -388,7 +391,12 @@ namespace PortabilityLayer
 
 	void SoundSystemImpl::SetVolume(uint8_t vol)
 	{
-		PortabilityLayer::HostAudioDriver::GetInstance()->SetMasterVolume(vol, 255);
+		IGpAudioDriver *audioDriver = PortabilityLayer::HostAudioDriver::GetInstance();
+
+		if (!audioDriver)
+			return;
+
+		audioDriver->SetMasterVolume(vol, 255);
 		m_volume = vol;
 	}