diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js
index 9cb2307fdab1a..4e85e3c58184a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
 
   _renderCanvas () {
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      if (!this.audio) return;
+
       this.handleTimeUpdate();
       this._clear();
       this._draw();
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
index 976cdefc0add7..cc60a0d2eb9d4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
 
   _updateTime () {
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      if (!this.video) return;
+
       this.handleTimeUpdate();
 
       if (!this.state.paused) {