diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
index 2d5a6164..0c0fcd6d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
         startService(startIntent);
 
 
-        if (deviceList.isEmpty()) {
+        if (GB.isBluetoothEnabled() && deviceList.isEmpty()) {
             // start discovery when no devices are present
             startActivity(new Intent(this, DiscoveryActivity.class));
         } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GB.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GB.java
index 3a6063d9..8d83a4fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GB.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GB.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge;
 import android.app.Notification;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ public class GB {
         }
     }
 
+    static boolean isBluetoothEnabled() {
+        BluetoothAdapter adapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
+        return adapter != null && adapter.isEnabled();
+    }
+
     public static String hexdump(byte[] buffer, int offset, int length) {
         final char[] hexArray = "0123456789ABCDEF".toCharArray();
         char[] hexChars = new char[length * 2];