diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/medialibrary/MediaLibrary.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/medialibrary/MediaLibrary.java
index fc446a26..eebb634b 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/medialibrary/MediaLibrary.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/medialibrary/MediaLibrary.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class MediaLibrary  {
 	/**
 	 * Our static backend instance
 	 */
-	private static MediaLibraryBackend sBackend;
+	private volatile static MediaLibraryBackend sBackend;
 	/**
 	 * An instance to the created scanner thread during our own creation
 	 */