diff --git a/src/engine/gstengine.cpp b/src/engine/gstengine.cpp
index d78e7c39c..664d6cd22 100644
--- a/src/engine/gstengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/gstengine.cpp
@@ -212,10 +212,13 @@ bool GstEngine::Load(const QUrl &media_url, const QUrl &stream_url, const Engine
     crossfade = false;
   }
 
-  if (!crossfade && current_pipeline_ && current_pipeline_->stream_url() == stream_url && change & EngineBase::TrackChangeType::Auto) {
-    // We're not crossfading, and the pipeline is already playing the URI we want, so just do nothing.
-    current_pipeline_->SetEBUR128LoudnessNormalizingGain_dB(ebur128_loudness_normalizing_gain_db_);
-    return true;
+  if (!crossfade && current_pipeline_ && change & EngineBase::TrackChangeType::Auto) {
+    QMutexLocker l(current_pipeline_->mutex_url());
+    if (current_pipeline_->stream_url() == stream_url) {
+      // We're not crossfading, and the pipeline is already playing the URI we want, so just do nothing.
+      current_pipeline_->SetEBUR128LoudnessNormalizingGain_dB(ebur128_loudness_normalizing_gain_db_);
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
   GstEnginePipelinePtr pipeline = CreatePipeline(media_url, stream_url, gst_url, force_stop_at_end ? end_nanosec : 0, ebur128_loudness_normalizing_gain_db_);