diff --git a/lib/provider/proxy_playlist/proxy_playlist_provider.dart b/lib/provider/proxy_playlist/proxy_playlist_provider.dart
index 927abd6a7..5b29ecf08 100644
--- a/lib/provider/proxy_playlist/proxy_playlist_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/provider/proxy_playlist/proxy_playlist_provider.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import 'package:spotube/provider/proxy_playlist/proxy_playlist.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/provider/user_preferences_provider.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/services/audio_player/audio_player.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/services/audio_services/audio_services.dart';
+import 'package:spotube/services/youtube.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/utils/persisted_state_notifier.dart';
 import 'package:spotube/utils/type_conversion_utils.dart';
 
@@ -215,29 +216,35 @@ class ProxyPlaylistNotifier extends PersistedStateNotifier<ProxyPlaylist>
     int initialIndex = 0,
     bool autoPlay = false,
   }) async {
-    tracks = blacklist.filter(tracks).toList() as List<Track>;
-    final addableTrack = await SpotubeTrack.fetchFromTrack(
-      tracks.elementAt(initialIndex),
-      preferences,
-    );
+    try {
+      tracks = blacklist.filter(tracks).toList() as List<Track>;
+      final addableTrack = await SpotubeTrack.fetchFromTrack(
+        tracks.elementAt(initialIndex),
+        preferences,
+      );
 
-    state = state.copyWith(
-      tracks: mergeTracks([addableTrack], tracks),
-      active: initialIndex,
-    );
+      print('addableTrack: $addableTrack');
 
-    await notificationService.addTrack(addableTrack);
+      state = state.copyWith(
+        tracks: mergeTracks([addableTrack], tracks),
+        active: initialIndex,
+      );
 
-    await audioPlayer.openPlaylist(
-      state.tracks.map(makeAppropriateSource).toList(),
-      initialIndex: initialIndex,
-      autoPlay: autoPlay,
-    );
+      await notificationService.addTrack(addableTrack);
 
-    await storeTrack(
-      tracks.elementAt(initialIndex),
-      addableTrack,
-    );
+      await audioPlayer.openPlaylist(
+        state.tracks.map(makeAppropriateSource).toList(),
+        initialIndex: initialIndex,
+        autoPlay: autoPlay,
+      );
+
+      await storeTrack(
+        tracks.elementAt(initialIndex),
+        addableTrack,
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      print('Error: $e');
+    }
   }
 
   Future<void> jumpTo(int index) async {
@@ -404,14 +411,16 @@ class ProxyPlaylistNotifier extends PersistedStateNotifier<ProxyPlaylist>
   }
 
   @override
-  onInit() {
+  onInit() async {
     if (state.tracks.isEmpty) return null;
 
-    return load(
-      state.tracks,
-      initialIndex: state.active ?? 0,
-      autoPlay: false,
-    );
+    if (await PipedSpotube.initialized) {
+      await load(
+        state.tracks,
+        initialIndex: state.active ?? 0,
+        autoPlay: false,
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/lib/services/youtube.dart b/lib/services/youtube.dart
index 4a2091f3f..1f37d463d 100644
--- a/lib/services/youtube.dart
+++ b/lib/services/youtube.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
 import 'package:piped_client/piped_client.dart';
 
 PipedClient _defaultClient = PipedClient();
 
 class PipedSpotube {
+  static final Completer<bool> _initialized = Completer();
+  static Future<bool> get initialized => _initialized.future;
+
   /// Checks for a working instance of piped.video
   ///
   /// To distribute the load, in each startup it randomizes public instances
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ class PipedSpotube {
       try {
         await client.streams("dQw4w9WgXcQ");
         _defaultClient = client;
+        _initialized.complete(true);
         break;
       } catch (e) {
         continue;