diff --git a/i3/blocks/mediaplayer b/i3/blocks/mediaplayer
index 1165ef6f..f8136ad5 100755
--- a/i3/blocks/mediaplayer
+++ b/i3/blocks/mediaplayer
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ fi
 title=$($COMMAND metadata title | sed "s/\&/\&/g")
 artist=$($COMMAND metadata artist | sed "s/\&/\&/g")
 
+if [ "$title" != "(null)" ]; then
+	ret="<span foreground='$colour'>$title</span>"
+	ret="$ret - $artist"
 
-ret="<span foreground='$colour'>$title</span>"
-ret="$ret - $artist"
+	echo "$ret";
+fi
 
 
 
-echo "$ret";