diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp
index 5c6debe93..b61ced5d0 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp
@@ -718,17 +718,16 @@ void DSDDemod::webapiFormatChannelSettings(SWGSDRangel::SWGChannelSettings& resp
 
 void DSDDemod::webapiFormatChannelReport(SWGSDRangel::SWGChannelReport& response)
 {
+    if (!m_running) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     double magsqAvg, magsqPeak;
     int nbMagsqSamples;
     getMagSqLevels(magsqAvg, magsqPeak, nbMagsqSamples);
-
-    if (m_running)
-    {
-        response.getDsdDemodReport()->setAudioSampleRate(m_basebandSink->getAudioSampleRate());
-        response.getDsdDemodReport()->setChannelSampleRate(m_basebandSink->getChannelSampleRate());
-        response.getDsdDemodReport()->setSquelch(m_basebandSink->getSquelchOpen() ? 1 : 0);
-    }
-
+    response.getDsdDemodReport()->setAudioSampleRate(m_basebandSink->getAudioSampleRate());
+    response.getDsdDemodReport()->setChannelSampleRate(m_basebandSink->getChannelSampleRate());
+    response.getDsdDemodReport()->setSquelch(m_basebandSink->getSquelchOpen() ? 1 : 0);
     response.getDsdDemodReport()->setChannelPowerDb(CalcDb::dbPower(magsqAvg));
     response.getDsdDemodReport()->setPllLocked(getDecoder().getSymbolPLLLocked() ? 1 : 0);
     response.getDsdDemodReport()->setSlot1On(getDecoder().getVoice1On() ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.h b/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.h
index 100527e1c..498605905 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemod.h
@@ -155,14 +155,24 @@ public:
             SWGSDRangel::SWGChannelSettings& response);
 
     uint32_t getNumberOfDeviceStreams() const;
-	void setScopeXYSink(BasebandSampleSink* sampleSink) { m_basebandSink->setScopeXYSink(sampleSink); }
-	void configureMyPosition(float myLatitude, float myLongitude) { m_basebandSink->configureMyPosition(myLatitude, myLongitude); }
-	double getMagSq() { return m_basebandSink->getMagSq(); }
-	bool getSquelchOpen() const { return m_basebandSink->getSquelchOpen(); }
+	void setScopeXYSink(BasebandSampleSink* sampleSink) { if (m_running) { m_basebandSink->setScopeXYSink(sampleSink); } }
+	void configureMyPosition(float myLatitude, float myLongitude) { if (m_running) { m_basebandSink->configureMyPosition(myLatitude, myLongitude); } }
+	double getMagSq() { return m_running ? m_basebandSink->getMagSq() : 0.0; }
+	bool getSquelchOpen() const { return m_running && m_basebandSink->getSquelchOpen(); }
 	const DSDDecoder& getDecoder() const { return m_basebandSink->getDecoder(); }
-    void getMagSqLevels(double& avg, double& peak, int& nbSamples) { m_basebandSink->getMagSqLevels(avg, peak, nbSamples); }
-    const char *updateAndGetStatusText() { return m_basebandSink->updateAndGetStatusText(); }
-    int getAudioSampleRate() const { return m_basebandSink->getAudioSampleRate(); }
+
+    void getMagSqLevels(double& avg, double& peak, int& nbSamples)
+    {
+        if (m_running) {
+            m_basebandSink->getMagSqLevels(avg, peak, nbSamples);
+        } else {
+            avg = 0.0; peak = 0.0; nbSamples = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const char *updateAndGetStatusText() { return m_running ? m_basebandSink->updateAndGetStatusText() : nullptr; }
+    int getAudioSampleRate() const { return m_running ? m_basebandSink->getAudioSampleRate() : 0; }
+    bool isRunning() { return m_running; }
 
     static const char* const m_channelIdURI;
     static const char* const m_channelId;
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemodgui.cpp
index 1ea16f926..767d4ff3f 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demoddsd/dsddemodgui.cpp
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ void DSDDemodGUI::tick()
 
 	// "slow" updates
 
-	if (m_tickCount % 10 == 0)
+	if (m_dsdDemod->isRunning() & (m_tickCount % 10 == 0))
 	{
 	    ui->inLevelText->setText(QString::number(m_dsdDemod->getDecoder().getInLevel()));
         ui->inCarrierPosText->setText(QString::number(m_dsdDemod->getDecoder().getCarrierPos()));