diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java b/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
index 77b23ec6..01327525 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/ChannelProcessingManager.java
@@ -526,13 +526,13 @@ public class ChannelProcessingManager implements Listener<ChannelEvent>
      */
     private void stopProcessing(Channel channel) throws ChannelException
     {
-        //This has to be done on the FX event thread when the playlist editor is constructed
-        Platform.runLater(() -> channel.setProcessing(false));
-
         ProcessingChain processingChain = removeProcessingChain(channel);
 
         if(processingChain != null)
         {
+            //This has to be done on the FX event thread when the playlist editor is constructed
+            Platform.runLater(() -> channel.setProcessing(false));
+
             //Since the processing chain's source will block on stop(), throw it to the thread pool to run
             ThreadPool.CACHED.submit(() -> {
                 try
@@ -558,10 +558,6 @@ public class ChannelProcessingManager implements Listener<ChannelEvent>
                 }
             });
         }
-        else
-        {
-            throw new ChannelException("Channel is not currently playing");
-        }
     }
 
     /**