diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.cpp
index bed1a3155..9c463b311 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.cpp
@@ -43,25 +43,38 @@ static constexpr const char* const m_hardwareID = "SDRplayV3";
 static constexpr const char* const m_deviceTypeID = SDRPLAYV3_DEVICE_TYPE_ID;
 
 SDRPlayV3Plugin::SDRPlayV3Plugin(QObject* parent) :
-    QObject(parent)
+    QObject(parent),
+    m_opened(false)
 {
     sdrplay_api_ErrT err;
     float ver = 0.0f;
 
-    qDebug() << "SDRPlayV3Plugin: calling sdrplay_api_Open()";
-    if ((err = sdrplay_api_Open()) != sdrplay_api_Success)
+    if ((err = sdrplay_api_Open()) == sdrplay_api_Success)
+    {
+        m_opened = true;
+
+        if ((err = sdrplay_api_ApiVersion(&ver)) == sdrplay_api_Success)
+        {
+            if (ver != SDRPLAY_API_VERSION) {
+                qCritical() << "SDRPlayV3Plugin::SDRPlayV3Plugin: SDRPlay API versions do not match " << ver << " " << SDRPLAY_API_VERSION;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            qCritical() << "SDRPlayV3Plugin::SDRPlayV3Plugin: failed to get SDRPlay API version.";
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
         qCritical() << "SDRPlayV3Plugin::SDRPlayV3Plugin: sdrplay_api_Open() was unsuccessful. " << sdrplay_api_GetErrorString(err);
-
-    if ((err = sdrplay_api_ApiVersion(&ver)) != sdrplay_api_Success)
-        qCritical() << "SDRPlayV3Plugin::SDRPlayV3Plugin: failed to get SDRPlay API version.";
-
-    if (ver != SDRPLAY_API_VERSION)
-        qCritical() << "SDRPlayV3Plugin::SDRPlayV3Plugin: SDRPlay API versions do not match " << ver << " " << SDRPLAY_API_VERSION;
+    }
 }
 
 SDRPlayV3Plugin::~SDRPlayV3Plugin()
 {
-    sdrplay_api_Close();
+    if (m_opened) {
+        sdrplay_api_Close();
+    }
 }
 
 const PluginDescriptor& SDRPlayV3Plugin::getPluginDescriptor() const
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.h b/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.h
index d747b221c..05c504f68 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/sdrplayv3/sdrplayv3plugin.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     virtual DeviceWebAPIAdapter* createDeviceWebAPIAdapter() const;
 
 private:
+    bool m_opened; // Whether sdrplay_api_Open was successful
     static const PluginDescriptor m_pluginDescriptor;
 };