diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6255e76c..00343168 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1375,6 +1375,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rodio",
  "sdl2",
  "shell-words",
+ "thiserror",
  "zerocopy",
 ]
 
diff --git a/core/src/connection/mod.rs b/core/src/connection/mod.rs
index 1ca73165..68e2e7a5 100644
--- a/core/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub async fn connect(addr: String, proxy: &Option<Url>) -> io::Result<Transport>
             .map_err(|e| {
                 io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, format!("Invalid port: {}", e))
             })?;
-        
+
         let host = split
             .next()
             .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "Missing port"))?;
diff --git a/playback/Cargo.toml b/playback/Cargo.toml
index 95c4a12a..15622198 100644
--- a/playback/Cargo.toml
+++ b/playback/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,19 +29,22 @@ libpulse-binding        = { version = "2.13", optional = true, default-features
 libpulse-simple-binding = { version = "2.13", optional = true, default-features = false }
 jack            = { version = "0.6", optional = true }
 libc            = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
-rodio           = { version = "0.13", optional = true, default-features = false }
-cpal            = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
 sdl2            = { version = "0.34", optional = true }
 gstreamer       = { version = "0.16", optional = true }
 gstreamer-app   = { version = "0.16", optional = true }
 glib            = { version = "0.10", optional = true }
 zerocopy        = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 
+# Rodio dependencies
+rodio           = { version = "0.13", optional = true, default-features = false }
+cpal            = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
+thiserror       = { version = "1", optional = true }
+
 [features]
 alsa-backend = ["alsa"]
 portaudio-backend = ["portaudio-rs"]
 pulseaudio-backend = ["libpulse-binding", "libpulse-simple-binding"]
 jackaudio-backend = ["jack"]
-rodio-backend = ["rodio", "cpal"]
+rodio-backend = ["rodio", "cpal", "thiserror"]
 sdl-backend = ["sdl2"]
 gstreamer-backend = ["gstreamer", "gstreamer-app", "glib", "zerocopy"]
diff --git a/playback/src/audio_backend/rodio.rs b/playback/src/audio_backend/rodio.rs
index bc101786..034bd086 100644
--- a/playback/src/audio_backend/rodio.rs
+++ b/playback/src/audio_backend/rodio.rs
@@ -1,109 +1,165 @@
-use super::{Open, Sink};
-extern crate cpal;
-extern crate rodio;
-use cpal::traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait};
 use std::process::exit;
+use std::{convert::Infallible, sync::mpsc};
 use std::{io, thread, time};
 
+use cpal::traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use super::{Open, Sink};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum RodioError {
+    #[error("Rodio: no device available")]
+    NoDeviceAvailable,
+    #[error("Rodio: device \"{0}\" is not available")]
+    DeviceNotAvailable(String),
+    #[error("Rodio play error: {0}")]
+    PlayError(#[from] rodio::PlayError),
+    #[error("Rodio stream error: {0}")]
+    StreamError(#[from] rodio::StreamError),
+    #[error("Cannot get audio devices: {0}")]
+    DevicesError(#[from] cpal::DevicesError),
+}
+
 pub struct RodioSink {
     rodio_sink: rodio::Sink,
-    // We have to keep hold of this object, or the Sink can't play...
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    stream: rodio::OutputStream,
+
+    // will produce a TryRecvError on the receiver side when it is dropped.
+    _close_tx: mpsc::SyncSender<Infallible>,
 }
 
-fn list_formats(ref device: &rodio::Device) {
-    let default_fmt = match device.default_output_config() {
-        Ok(fmt) => cpal::SupportedStreamConfig::from(fmt),
-        Err(e) => {
-            warn!("Error getting default rodio::Sink config: {}", e);
-            return;
+fn list_formats(device: &rodio::Device) {
+    match device.default_output_config() {
+        Ok(cfg) => {
+            debug!("  Default config:");
+            debug!("    {:?}", cfg);
         }
-    };
-    debug!("  Default config:");
-    debug!("    {:?}", default_fmt);
-
-    let mut output_configs = match device.supported_output_configs() {
-        Ok(f) => f.peekable(),
         Err(e) => {
-            warn!("Error getting supported rodio::Sink configs: {}", e);
-            return;
+            // Use loglevel debug, since even the output is only debug
+            debug!("Error getting default rodio::Sink config: {}", e);
         }
     };
 
-    if output_configs.peek().is_some() {
-        debug!("  Available configs:");
-        for format in output_configs {
-            debug!("    {:?}", format);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn list_outputs() {
-    let default_device = get_default_device();
-    let default_device_name = default_device.name().expect("cannot get output name");
-    println!("Default Audio Device:\n  {}", default_device_name);
-    list_formats(&default_device);
-
-    println!("Other Available Audio Devices:");
-    for device in cpal::default_host()
-        .output_devices()
-        .expect("cannot get list of output devices")
-    {
-        let device_name = device.name().expect("cannot get output name");
-        if device_name != default_device_name {
-            println!("  {}", device_name);
-            list_formats(&device);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fn get_default_device() -> rodio::Device {
-    cpal::default_host()
-        .default_output_device()
-        .expect("no default output device available")
-}
-
-fn match_device(device: Option<String>) -> rodio::Device {
-    match device {
-        Some(device_name) => {
-            if device_name == "?".to_string() {
-                list_outputs();
-                exit(0)
+    match device.supported_output_configs() {
+        Ok(mut cfgs) => {
+            if let Some(first) = cfgs.next() {
+                debug!("  Available configs:");
+                debug!("    {:?}", first);
+            } else {
+                return;
             }
-            for d in cpal::default_host()
-                .output_devices()
-                .expect("cannot get list of output devices")
-            {
-                if d.name().expect("cannot get output name") == device_name {
-                    return d;
+
+            for cfg in cfgs {
+                debug!("    {:?}", cfg);
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            debug!("Error getting supported rodio::Sink configs: {}", e);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn list_outputs() -> Result<(), cpal::DevicesError> {
+    let mut default_device_name = None;
+
+    if let Some(default_device) = get_default_device() {
+        default_device_name = default_device.name().ok();
+        println!(
+            "Default Audio Device:\n  {}",
+            default_device_name.as_deref().unwrap_or("[unknown name]")
+        );
+
+        list_formats(&default_device);
+
+        println!("Other Available Audio Devices:");
+    } else {
+        warn!("No default device was found");
+    }
+
+    for device in cpal::default_host().output_devices()? {
+        match device.name() {
+            Ok(name) if Some(&name) == default_device_name.as_ref() => (),
+            Ok(name) => {
+                println!("  {}", name);
+                list_formats(&device);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("Cannot get device name: {}", e);
+                println!("   [unknown name]");
+                list_formats(&device);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn get_default_device() -> Option<rodio::Device> {
+    cpal::default_host().default_output_device()
+}
+
+fn create_sink(device: Option<String>) -> Result<(rodio::Sink, rodio::OutputStream), RodioError> {
+    let rodio_device = match device {
+        Some(ask) if &ask == "?" => {
+            let exit_code = match list_outputs() {
+                Ok(()) => 0,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("{}", e);
+                    1
                 }
-            }
-            println!("No output sink matching '{}' found.", device_name);
-            exit(0)
+            };
+            exit(exit_code)
         }
-        None => return get_default_device(),
-    }
+        Some(device_name) => {
+            cpal::default_host()
+                .output_devices()?
+                .find(|d| d.name().ok().map_or(false, |name| name == device_name)) // Ignore devices for which getting name fails
+                .ok_or(RodioError::DeviceNotAvailable(device_name))?
+        }
+        None => get_default_device().ok_or(RodioError::NoDeviceAvailable)?,
+    };
+
+    let name = rodio_device.name().ok();
+    info!(
+        "Using audio device: {}",
+        name.as_deref().unwrap_or("[unknown name]")
+    );
+
+    let (stream, handle) = rodio::OutputStream::try_from_device(&rodio_device)?;
+    let sink = rodio::Sink::try_new(&handle)?;
+    Ok((sink, stream))
 }
 
 impl Open for RodioSink {
     fn open(device: Option<String>) -> RodioSink {
         debug!(
             "Using rodio sink with cpal host: {:?}",
-            cpal::default_host().id()
+            cpal::default_host().id().name()
         );
 
-        let rodio_device = match_device(device);
-        debug!("Using cpal device");
-        let stream = rodio::OutputStream::try_from_device(&rodio_device)
-            .expect("Couldn't open output stream.");
-        debug!("Using rodio stream");
-        let sink = rodio::Sink::try_new(&stream.1).expect("Couldn't create output sink.");
-        debug!("Using rodio sink");
+        let (sink_tx, sink_rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(1);
+        let (close_tx, close_rx) = mpsc::sync_channel(1);
 
+        std::thread::spawn(move || match create_sink(device) {
+            Ok((sink, stream)) => {
+                sink_tx.send(Ok(sink)).unwrap();
+
+                close_rx.recv().unwrap_err(); // This will fail as soon as the sender is dropped
+                debug!("drop rodio::OutputStream");
+                drop(stream);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                sink_tx.send(Err(e)).unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Instead of the second `unwrap`, better error handling could be introduced
+        let sink = sink_rx.recv().unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        debug!("Rodio sink was created");
         RodioSink {
             rodio_sink: sink,
-            stream: stream.0,
+            _close_tx: close_tx,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/playback/src/player.rs b/playback/src/player.rs
index b5683e55..6f6a85ae 100644
--- a/playback/src/player.rs
+++ b/playback/src/player.rs
@@ -327,15 +327,15 @@ impl Player {
     }
 
     pub async fn get_end_of_track_future(&self) {
-        self.get_player_event_channel()
-            .filter(|event| {
-                future::ready(matches!(
-                    event,
-                    PlayerEvent::EndOfTrack { .. } | PlayerEvent::Stopped { .. }
-                ))
-            })
-            .for_each(|_| future::ready(()))
-            .await
+        let mut channel = self.get_player_event_channel();
+        while let Some(event) = channel.next().await {
+            if matches!(
+                event,
+                PlayerEvent::EndOfTrack { .. } | PlayerEvent::Stopped { .. }
+            ) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn set_sink_event_callback(&self, callback: Option<SinkEventCallback>) {
@@ -676,14 +676,6 @@ impl PlayerTrackLoader {
         let bytes_per_second = self.stream_data_rate(format);
         let play_from_beginning = position_ms == 0;
 
-        let key = match self.session.audio_key().request(spotify_id, file_id).await {
-            Ok(key) => key,
-            Err(_) => {
-                error!("Unable to load decryption key");
-                return None;
-            }
-        };
-
         // This is only a loop to be able to reload the file if an error occured
         // while opening a cached file.
         loop {
@@ -713,6 +705,14 @@ impl PlayerTrackLoader {
                 stream_loader_controller.set_random_access_mode();
             }
 
+            let key = match self.session.audio_key().request(spotify_id, file_id).await {
+                Ok(key) => key,
+                Err(_) => {
+                    error!("Unable to load decryption key");
+                    return None;
+                }
+            };
+
             let mut decrypted_file = AudioDecrypt::new(key, encrypted_file);
 
             let normalisation_factor = match NormalisationData::parse_from_file(&mut decrypted_file)