diff --git a/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml b/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml
index 435eaa4c9..648d566a9 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/services/Audio.qml
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ Singleton {
                 root.sinkProtectionTriggered("Illegal increment");
             } else if (newVolume > maxAllowed) {
                 root.sinkProtectionTriggered("Exceeded max allowed");
-                sink.audio.volume = lastVolume === NaN ? 0 : lastVolume;
+                sink.audio.volume = lastVolume;
+            }
+            if (sink.ready && (isNaN(sink.audio.volume) || sink.audio.volume === undefined || sink.audio.volume === null)) {
+                sink.audio.volume = 0;
             }
             lastVolume = sink.audio.volume;
         }