diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
index 520cfb68..27a4d78a 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ class SpotifyContainerManager(PyspotifyContainerManager):
     def container_loaded(self, container, userdata):
         """Callback used by pyspotify"""
         logger.debug(u'Callback called: playlist container loaded')
+
         self.session_manager.refresh_stored_playlists()
 
-        playlist_container = self.session_manager.session.playlist_container()
-        for playlist in playlist_container:
-            self.session_manager.playlist_manager.watch(playlist)
-        logger.debug(u'Watching %d playlist(s) for changes',
-            len(playlist_container))
+        count = 0
+        for playlist in self.session_manager.session.playlist_container():
+            if playlist.type() == 'playlist':
+                self.session_manager.playlist_manager.watch(playlist)
+                count += 1
+        logger.debug(u'Watching %d playlist(s) for changes', count)
 
     def playlist_added(self, container, playlist, position, userdata):
         """Callback used by pyspotify"""
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
index aeb33b91..4b81db1f 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
@@ -139,10 +139,8 @@ class SpotifySessionManager(BaseThread, PyspotifySessionManager):
     def refresh_stored_playlists(self):
         """Refresh the stored playlists in the backend with fresh meta data
         from Spotify"""
-        playlists = []
-        for spotify_playlist in self.session.playlist_container():
-            playlists.append(
-                SpotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_playlist(spotify_playlist))
+        playlists = map(SpotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_playlist,
+            self.session.playlist_container())
         playlists = filter(None, playlists)
         self.backend.stored_playlists.playlists = playlists
         logger.debug(u'Refreshed %d stored playlist(s)', len(playlists))
@@ -164,4 +162,5 @@ class SpotifySessionManager(BaseThread, PyspotifySessionManager):
     def logout(self):
         """Log out from spotify"""
         logger.debug(u'Logging out from Spotify')
-        self.session.logout()
+        if self.session:
+            self.session.logout()
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
index 95287d77..cc72aecd 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ class SpotifyTranslator(object):
     def to_mopidy_playlist(cls, spotify_playlist):
         if not spotify_playlist.is_loaded():
             return Playlist(name=u'[loading...]')
-        # FIXME Replace this try-except with a check on the playlist type,
-        # which is currently not supported by pyspotify, to avoid handling
-        # playlist folder boundaries like normal playlists.
+        if spotify_playlist.type() != 'playlist':
+            return
         try:
             return Playlist(
                 uri=str(Link.from_playlist(spotify_playlist)),
@@ -63,5 +62,4 @@ class SpotifyTranslator(object):
                     if str(Link.from_track(t, 0))],
             )
         except SpotifyError, e:
-            logger.info(u'Failed translating Spotify playlist '
-                '(probably a playlist folder boundary): %s', e)
+            logger.warning(u'Failed translating Spotify playlist: %s', e)