diff --git a/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/music.sh b/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/music.sh
index d4a0f4b..664b84f 100755
--- a/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/music.sh
+++ b/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/music.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # sketchybar doesn't like it when the line doesn't end with a carriage return
-SONG="$(osascript -e 'tell application "Music" to if player state is playing then artist of current track & " - " & name of current track')"
+
+if pgrep "Music"; then
+  SONG="$(osascript -e 'tell application "Music" to if player state is playing then artist of current track & " - " & name of current track')"
+fi
 
 if [[ "$(echo $SONG | wc -w | sed 's/ //g')" != "0" ]]; then
   sketchybar --set "$NAME" label="${SONG}" drawing=true