diff --git a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPMediaIO.cpp b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPMediaIO.cpp
index e672f9b95a..bc9df16997 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPMediaIO.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/media/plugins/http_streamer/HTTPMediaIO.cpp
@@ -195,11 +195,12 @@ HTTPMediaIO::Open()
 bool
 HTTPMediaIO::IsRunning() const
 {
-	BHttpRequest* httpReq = dynamic_cast<BHttpRequest*>(fReq);
-	if (httpReq != NULL)
+	if (fListener != NULL)
 		return fListener->IsRunning();
-	else
+	else if (fReq != NULL)
 		return fReq->IsRunning();
+
+	return false;
 }