diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 5d8bc1d..e5cebc3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -475,3 +475,7 @@ VDR Plugin 'femon' Revision History
 
 - Updated for vdr-2.0.0.
 - Added Slovak translation (Thanks to Milan Hrala).
+
+2013-xx-xx: Version 2.0.1
+
+- Fixed a crash in SVDRP (Thanks for Lothar Englisch for reporting).
diff --git a/femon.c b/femon.c
index 3568aff..ee0676a 100644
--- a/femon.c
+++ b/femon.c
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ cString cPluginFemon::SVDRPCommand(const char *Command, const char *Option, int
      if (dev2)
         dev = dev2;
      }
+  if (cReplayControl::NowReplaying() || !dev) {
+     ReplyCode = 550; // Requested action not taken
+     return cString("Cannot open femon plugin while replaying");
+     }
   if (strcasecmp(Command, "OPEN") == 0) {
-     if (cReplayControl::NowReplaying()) {
-        ReplyCode = 550; // Requested action not taken
-        return cString("Cannot open femon plugin while replaying");
-        }
      if (!cFemonOsd::Instance())
         cRemote::CallPlugin(Name());
      return cString("Opening femon plugin");