diff --git a/mumbleBot.py b/mumbleBot.py
index e6f5e57..ec86631 100644
--- a/mumbleBot.py
+++ b/mumbleBot.py
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ class MumbleBot:
             elif var.config.get("bot", "when_nobody_in_channel") == "pause":
                 self.send_channel_msg(tr("auto_paused"))
 
-        elif len(own_channel.get_users()) == 1:
-            # if the bot is the only user left in the channel
+        elif len(own_channel.get_users()) == 1 and len(var.playlist) != 0:
+            # if the bot is the only user left in the channel and the playlist isn't empty
             self.log.info('bot: Other users in the channel left. Stopping music now.')
 
             if var.config.get("bot", "when_nobody_in_channel") == "stop":