diff --git a/src/GPS/GPSManager.h b/src/GPS/GPSManager.h
index d84d25907406d0dc7989b6ea698d02a6c4884795..d28bbaa117c8c856c329f244bd5b67b89e315de8 100644
--- a/src/GPS/GPSManager.h
+++ b/src/GPS/GPSManager.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
     ~GPSManager();
 
     void connectGPS(const QString& device);
-    bool connected(void) const { return _gpsProvider != nullptr; }
+    bool connected(void) const { return _gpsProvider && _gpsProvider->isRunning(); }
 
 private slots:
     void GPSPositionUpdate(GPSPositionMessage msg);