diff --git a/resources/lib/playback_starter.py b/resources/lib/playback_starter.py
index cf910c63..bbac8231 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playback_starter.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playback_starter.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class Playback_Starter(Thread):
             # Todo: Warn user with dialog
             return
         xml = GetPlexMetadata(plex_id)
+        try:
+            xml[0].attrib
+        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
+            log.error('Could not get a PMS xml for plex id %s' % plex_id)
+            return
         if xml[0].attrib.get('type') == PLEX_TYPE_PHOTO:
             # Photo
             result = Playback_Successful()
diff --git a/resources/lib/playbackutils.py b/resources/lib/playbackutils.py
index 5eba8272..fd00d50c 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playbackutils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playbackutils.py
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ addonName = "PlexKodiConnect"
 
 class PlaybackUtils():
 
-    def __init__(self, item, callback=None, playlist_type=None):
-        self.item = item
-        self.api = API(item)
+    def __init__(self, xml, callback=None, playlist_type=None):
+        self.xml = xml
         playlist_type = playlist_type if playlist_type else \
             KODI_PLAYLIST_TYPE_FROM_PLEX_TYPE[self.api.getType()]
         if callback: