diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/MprisReceiverPlugin/MprisReceiverCallback.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/MprisReceiverPlugin/MprisReceiverCallback.java
index e4a382de..0d7803bc 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/MprisReceiverPlugin/MprisReceiverCallback.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/MprisReceiverPlugin/MprisReceiverCallback.java
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class MprisReceiverCallback extends MediaController.Callback {
      * @return null if no art is available, otherwise a PNG image serialized into a bytearray
      */
     public byte[] getArtAsArray() {
+        Bitmap displayArt = this.displayArt;
         if (displayArt == null) {
             return null;
         }