diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/history/HistoryRecordManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/history/HistoryRecordManager.java
index 823e56d9e4e..d8c8440e2ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/history/HistoryRecordManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/local/history/HistoryRecordManager.java
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ public Single<List<StreamStateEntity>> loadStreamStateBatch(final List<InfoItem>
                         .getState(entities.get(0).getUid()).blockingFirst();
                 if (states.isEmpty()) {
                     result.add(null);
-                    continue;
+                } else {
+                    result.add(states.get(0));
                 }
-                result.add(states.get(0));
             }
             return result;
         }).subscribeOn(Schedulers.io());
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ public Single<List<StreamStateEntity>> loadLocalStreamStateBatch(
                         .blockingFirst();
                 if (states.isEmpty()) {
                     result.add(null);
-                    continue;
+                } else {
+                    result.add(states.get(0));
                 }
-                result.add(states.get(0));
             }
             return result;
         }).subscribeOn(Schedulers.io());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/MediaSessionManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/MediaSessionManager.java
index ef0d8402934..8d344c87788 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/MediaSessionManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/MediaSessionManager.java
@@ -179,9 +179,7 @@ private boolean checkIfMetadataShouldBeSet(
         // If we got an album art check if the current set AlbumArt is null
         if (optAlbumArt.isPresent() && getMetadataAlbumArt() == null) {
             if (DEBUG) {
-                if (getMetadataAlbumArt() == null) {
-                    Log.d(TAG, "N_getMetadataAlbumArt: thumb == null");
-                }
+                Log.d(TAG, "N_getMetadataAlbumArt: thumb == null");
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -191,16 +189,19 @@ private boolean checkIfMetadataShouldBeSet(
     }
 
 
+    @Nullable
     private Bitmap getMetadataAlbumArt() {
         return mediaSession.getController().getMetadata()
                 .getBitmap(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ALBUM_ART);
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     private String getMetadataTitle() {
         return mediaSession.getController().getMetadata()
                 .getString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_TITLE);
     }
 
+    @Nullable
     private String getMetadataArtist() {
         return mediaSession.getController().getMetadata()
                 .getString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ARTIST);