diff --git a/mopidy/audio/actor.py b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
index 4b47d539..133c8424 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
@@ -546,12 +546,16 @@ class Audio(pykka.ThreadingActor):
 
         # XXX: Hack to workaround issue on Mac OS X where volume level
         # does not persist between track changes. mopidy/mopidy#886
-        current_volume = self.get_volume()
+        if self.mixer is not None:
+            current_volume = self.mixer.get_volume()
+        else:
+            current_volume = None
 
         self._tags = {}  # TODO: add test for this somehow
         self._playbin.set_property('uri', uri)
 
-        self.set_volume(current_volume)
+        if self.mixer is not None and current_volume is not None:
+            self.mixer.set_volume(current_volume)
 
     def set_appsrc(
             self, caps, need_data=None, enough_data=None, seek_data=None):