diff --git a/playback.cpp b/playback.cpp
index 4e13572..601df41 100644
--- a/playback.cpp
+++ b/playback.cpp
@@ -468,16 +468,14 @@ PlaybackInstance::PlaybackInstance() {
 
 }
 std::optional<std::string> PlaybackInstance::get_current_file() {
-    current_file_mutex.lock();
-    std::optional<std::string> output = current_file;
-    current_file_mutex.unlock();
-    return output;
+    if (process == nullptr) return {};
+    if (!process->process_running()) return {};
+    return process->get_file_path();
 }
 std::optional<std::string> PlaybackInstance::get_current_title() {
-    current_file_mutex.lock();
-    std::optional<std::string> output = current_title;
-    current_file_mutex.unlock();
-    return output;
+    if (process == nullptr) return {};
+    if (!process->process_running()) return {};
+    return process->get_title();
 }
 PlaybackInstance::~PlaybackInstance() {
     Stop();