diff --git a/src/mpdpp.cpp b/src/mpdpp.cpp
index 3f1f7b92..4562bc0f 100644
--- a/src/mpdpp.cpp
+++ b/src/mpdpp.cpp
@@ -306,12 +306,16 @@ void Connection::UpdateStatus()
 		// status updater could invoke mpd commands that
 		// could fail se we need to check for errors
 		CheckForErrors();
+#		if 0
 		// below conditionals are a hack to workaround mpd bug 2608/2612
 		// by fetching another status with correct values after a while
 		if (!((idle_mask & MPD_IDLE_PLAYER) && !itsChanges.PlayerState))
 			GoIdle();
 		else if (supportsIdle && !isIdle)
 			OrderDataFetching();
+#		else
+		GoIdle();
+#		endif
 	}
 }