diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f39d224a..7cf37b37 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if(DEFINED ENV{VCPKG_ROOT} AND NOT DEFINED CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
 endif()
 
 
-project ("sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers" VERSION 0.12.1 DESCRIPTION "SDL2 based Hyper-Sonic Drivers for emulating old soundcards")
+project ("sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers" VERSION 0.12.2 DESCRIPTION "SDL2 based Hyper-Sonic Drivers for emulating old soundcards")
 include (TestBigEndian)
 TEST_BIG_ENDIAN(IS_BIG_ENDIAN)
 if(IS_BIG_ENDIAN)
diff --git a/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/MIDDriver.cpp b/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/MIDDriver.cpp
index 79d4d5c5..f2dec378 100644
--- a/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/MIDDriver.cpp
+++ b/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/MIDDriver.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ namespace HyperSonicDrivers::drivers
 
     void MIDDriver::play(const uint8_t track) noexcept
     {
+        if (m_midi == nullptr)
+            return;
+
         if (track >= m_midi->numTracks)
         {
             logW(std::format("track not available: {}", track));
diff --git a/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/westwood/ADLDriver.cpp b/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/westwood/ADLDriver.cpp
index 43e2b4ac..cb1ec3d8 100644
--- a/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/westwood/ADLDriver.cpp
+++ b/sdl2-hyper-sonic-drivers/src/HyperSonicDrivers/drivers/westwood/ADLDriver.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ namespace HyperSonicDrivers::drivers::westwood
     void ADLDriver::play(const uint8_t track) noexcept
     {
         std::scoped_lock lock(m_mutex);
+        
+        if (m_adl_file == nullptr)
+            return;
 
         constexpr uint8_t volume = std::numeric_limits<uint8_t>::max();
         const uint16_t soundId = m_adl_file->getTrack(track);