diff --git a/src/scripts/suspend-node.lua b/src/scripts/suspend-node.lua
index b68d3d08..8b5783b3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/suspend-node.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/suspend-node.lua
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@ om:connect("object-added", function (om, node)
       -- add idle timeout; multiply by 1000, timeout_add() expects ms
       sources[id] = Core.timeout_add(timeout * 1000, function()
         -- Suspend the node
-        Log.info(node, "was idle for a while; suspending ...")
-        node:send_command("Suspend")
+        -- but check first if the node still exists
+        if (node:get_active_features() & Feature.Proxy.BOUND) ~= 0 then
+          Log.info(node, "was idle for a while; suspending ...")
+          node:send_command("Suspend")
+        end
 
         -- Unref the source
         sources[id] = nil