diff --git a/mopidy/audio/scan.py b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
index 6eb5576c..12476c2c 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/scan.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
@@ -24,24 +24,24 @@ class Scanner(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, timeout=1000, min_duration=100):
-        self.timeout_ms = timeout
-        self.min_duration_ms = min_duration
+        self._timeout_ms = timeout
+        self._min_duration_ms = min_duration
 
         sink = gst.element_factory_make('fakesink')
 
         audio_caps = gst.Caps(b'audio/x-raw-int; audio/x-raw-float')
         pad_added = lambda src, pad: pad.link(sink.get_pad('sink'))
 
-        self.uribin = gst.element_factory_make('uridecodebin')
-        self.uribin.set_property('caps', audio_caps)
-        self.uribin.connect('pad-added', pad_added)
+        self._uribin = gst.element_factory_make('uridecodebin')
+        self._uribin.set_property('caps', audio_caps)
+        self._uribin.connect('pad-added', pad_added)
 
-        self.pipe = gst.element_factory_make('pipeline')
-        self.pipe.add(self.uribin)
-        self.pipe.add(sink)
+        self._pipe = gst.element_factory_make('pipeline')
+        self._pipe.add(self._uribin)
+        self._pipe.add(sink)
 
-        self.bus = self.pipe.get_bus()
-        self.bus.set_flushing(True)
+        self._bus = self._pipe.get_bus()
+        self._bus.set_flushing(True)
 
     def scan(self, uri):
         """
@@ -54,34 +54,40 @@ class Scanner(object):
         try:
             self._setup(uri)
             data = self._collect()
-            # Make sure uri and duration does not come from tags.
+            # Make sure uri, mtime and duration does not come from tags.
             data[b'uri'] = uri
             data[b'mtime'] = self._query_mtime(uri)
             data[gst.TAG_DURATION] = self._query_duration()
         finally:
             self._reset()
 
-        if data[gst.TAG_DURATION] < self.min_duration_ms * gst.MSECOND:
-            raise exceptions.ScannerError('Rejecting file with less than %dms '
-                                          'audio data.' % self.min_duration_ms)
-        return data
+        if self._min_duration_ms is None:
+            return data
+        elif data[gst.TAG_DURATION] >= self._min_duration_ms * gst.MSECOND:
+            return data
+
+        raise exceptions.ScannerError('Rejecting file with less than %dms '
+                                      'audio data.' % self._min_duration_ms)
 
     def _setup(self, uri):
         """Primes the pipeline for collection."""
-        self.pipe.set_state(gst.STATE_READY)
-        self.uribin.set_property(b'uri', uri)
-        self.bus.set_flushing(False)
-        self.pipe.set_state(gst.STATE_PAUSED)
+        self._pipe.set_state(gst.STATE_READY)
+        self._uribin.set_property(b'uri', uri)
+        self._bus.set_flushing(False)
+        result = self._pipe.set_state(gst.STATE_PAUSED)
+        if result == gst.STATE_CHANGE_NO_PREROLL:
+            # Live sources don't pre-roll, so set to playing to get data.
+            self._pipe.set_state(gst.STATE_PLAYING)
 
     def _collect(self):
         """Polls for messages to collect data."""
         start = time.time()
-        timeout_s = self.timeout_ms / float(1000)
+        timeout_s = self._timeout_ms / float(1000)
         poll_timeout_ns = 1000
         data = {}
 
         while time.time() - start < timeout_s:
-            message = self.bus.poll(gst.MESSAGE_ANY, poll_timeout_ns)
+            message = self._bus.poll(gst.MESSAGE_ANY, poll_timeout_ns)
 
             if message is None:
                 pass  # polling the bus timed out.
@@ -90,23 +96,23 @@ class Scanner(object):
             elif message.type == gst.MESSAGE_EOS:
                 return data
             elif message.type == gst.MESSAGE_ASYNC_DONE:
-                if message.src == self.pipe:
+                if message.src == self._pipe:
                     return data
             elif message.type == gst.MESSAGE_TAG:
                 taglist = message.parse_tag()
                 for key in taglist.keys():
                     data[key] = taglist[key]
 
-        raise exceptions.ScannerError('Timeout after %dms' % self.timeout_ms)
+        raise exceptions.ScannerError('Timeout after %dms' % self._timeout_ms)
 
     def _reset(self):
         """Ensures we cleanup child elements and flush the bus."""
-        self.bus.set_flushing(True)
-        self.pipe.set_state(gst.STATE_NULL)
+        self._bus.set_flushing(True)
+        self._pipe.set_state(gst.STATE_NULL)
 
     def _query_duration(self):
         try:
-            return self.pipe.query_duration(gst.FORMAT_TIME, None)[0]
+            return self._pipe.query_duration(gst.FORMAT_TIME, None)[0]
         except gst.QueryError:
             return None