diff --git a/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java b/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java
index f774855..2e75e83 100644
--- a/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java
+++ b/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.Base64;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
  */
 @Component
 public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
+
+	private Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JukeboxManager.class);
+
 	public static final String CLIENT_ID = "jukebox.client_id";
 	public static final String CLIENT_SECRET = "jukebox.client_secret";
 	public static final String DEVICE_ID = "jukebox.device_id";
@@ -51,26 +56,6 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 	private JukeboxConfig config;
 	protected static Gson gson = new Gson();
 
-	/*
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton#
-	 * afterSingletonsInstantiated()
-	 */
-	/*
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton#
-	 * afterSingletonsInstantiated()
-	 */
-	/*
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton#
-	 * afterSingletonsInstantiated()
-	 */
-	/*
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton#
-	 * afterSingletonsInstantiated()
-	 */
-	/*
-	 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton#
-	 * afterSingletonsInstantiated()
-	 */
 	@Override
 	public void afterSingletonsInstantiated() {
 		getConfig();
@@ -144,6 +129,7 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 	 */
 	protected boolean checkToken() {
 		if (webClient == null || !StringUtils.hasText(config.getRefreshToken())) {
+			logger.info("Cannot check token: no webClient or missing refreshToken");
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -192,6 +178,7 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 		if (!checkToken()) {
 			config.setActive(false);
 			systemPropertyManager.set(ACTIVE, String.valueOf(config.isActive()));
+			logger.debug("active = false due to failed token check");
 			return null;
 		}
 
@@ -216,34 +203,46 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 						JsonObject device = statusObject.getAsJsonObject("device");
 						if (!device.get("id").getAsString().equals(config.getDeviceId())
 								&& StringUtils.hasText(config.getDeviceId())) {
-							MultiValueMap<String, String> queryParameters = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>();
-							queryParameters.add("device_id", config.getDeviceId());
-							request = webClient.method(HttpMethod.PUT)
-									.uri(uriBuilder -> uriBuilder.path("/v1/me/player/play")
-											.queryParams(queryParameters).build())
-									.header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer "
-											+ config.getAccessToken());
-
-							request.retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).block();
+							logger.debug("different device, try to start playback!");
+							tryStartPlayback();
 						}
 					}
 				}
 				if (disable) {
-					config.setActive(false);
-					systemPropertyManager.set(ACTIVE, String.valueOf(config.isActive()));
+					logger.debug("no device, try to start playback!");
+					tryStartPlayback();
 				}
 			}
 			return status;
 		}
 
 		if (config.isActive()) {
-			config.setActive(false);
-			systemPropertyManager.set(ACTIVE, String.valueOf(config.isActive()));
+			logger.debug("no player body, try to start playback!");
+			tryStartPlayback();
 		}
 
 		return JsonNull.INSTANCE;
 	}
 
+	protected void tryStartPlayback() {
+		MultiValueMap<String, String> queryParameters = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>();
+		queryParameters.add("device_id", config.getDeviceId());
+		WebClient.RequestBodySpec request = webClient.method(HttpMethod.PUT)
+				.uri(uriBuilder -> uriBuilder.path("/v1/me/player/play")
+						.queryParams(queryParameters).build())
+				.header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer "
+						+ config.getAccessToken());
+
+		try {
+			request.retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).block();
+			logger.debug("started playback");
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			config.setActive(false);
+			systemPropertyManager.set(ACTIVE, String.valueOf(config.isActive()));
+			logger.debug("active = false due to failed start playback");
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Search track.
 	 *
@@ -253,6 +252,7 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 	 */
 	public JsonElement searchTrack(String query, Long offset) {
 		if (!checkToken()) {
+			logger.debug("discard searchTrack due to failed token check");
 			return null;
 		}
 
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 	 */
 	public JsonElement getLast(Long limit) {
 		if (!checkToken()) {
+			logger.debug("discard getLast due to failed token check");
 			return null;
 		}
 
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 	 */
 	public void addToQueue(String uri) {
 		if (!checkToken()) {
+			logger.debug("discard addToQueue due to failed token check");
 			return;
 		}