diff --git a/backend/NosonApp/player.cpp b/backend/NosonApp/player.cpp
index 8888bce6..849615de 100644
--- a/backend/NosonApp/player.cpp
+++ b/backend/NosonApp/player.cpp
@@ -352,31 +352,12 @@ bool Player::startPlayPulse()
 
 bool Player::playPulse()
 {
-  if (m_player && m_sonos->havePulseAudio())
-  {
-    SONOS::RequestBrokerPtr rb = m_sonos->getSystem().GetRequestBroker("pulse");
-    if (rb)
-    {
-      SONOS::RequestBroker::ResourcePtr res = rb->GetResource("pulse");
-      return (res && m_player->PlayMyStream(res->uri, res->description, res->iconUri));
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
+  return (m_player && m_player->PlayPulse());
 }
 
 bool Player::isPulseStream(const QString &url)
 {
-  if (m_player)
-  {
-    SONOS::RequestBrokerPtr rb = m_sonos->getSystem().GetRequestBroker("pulse");
-    if (rb)
-    {
-      SONOS::RequestBroker::ResourceList list = rb->GetResourceList();
-      for (SONOS::RequestBroker::ResourceList::iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it)
-        return (url.contains((*it)->uri.c_str()) && m_player->IsMyStream(url.toUtf8().constData()));
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
+  return (m_player && m_player->IsPulseStream(url.toUtf8().constData()));
 }
 
 bool Player::isMyStream(const QString &url)
diff --git a/backend/lib/noson/noson/CMakeLists.txt b/backend/lib/noson/noson/CMakeLists.txt
index e6635634..b5876ebf 100644
--- a/backend/lib/noson/noson/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend/lib/noson/noson/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif ()
 # set lib version here
 set (noson_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set (noson_VERSION_MINOR 12)
-set (noson_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set (noson_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 
 set (noson_VERSION ${noson_VERSION_MAJOR}.${noson_VERSION_MINOR}.${noson_VERSION_PATCH})
 set (NOSON_LIB_VERSION ${noson_VERSION})
diff --git a/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.cpp b/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.cpp
index 97b5f0ca..e19bf5d7 100644
--- a/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.cpp
+++ b/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include "smapimetadata.h"
 #include "filestreamer.h"
 #include "imageservice.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSEAUDIO
+#include "pulsestreamer.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -476,25 +479,52 @@ bool Player::SetCurrentURI(const DigitalItemPtr& item)
   return m_AVTransport->SetCurrentURI(item->GetValue("res"), item->DIDL());
 }
 
-bool Player::PlayMyStream(const std::string& streamURI, const std::string& title, const std::string& iconURI)
+bool Player::PlayPulse()
 {
-  bool hasParam = (streamURI.find("?") != std::string::npos);
-  // define the stream URL for the local handler
-  std::string streamURL;
-  streamURL.assign(m_controllerUri).append(streamURI)
-      .append(hasParam ? "&" : "?")
-      .append("acr=").append(m_controllerName).append(":").append(std::to_string(m_eventHandler.GetPort()));
-  // define the icon URL for the local handler
-  std::string iconURL;
-  iconURL.assign(m_controllerUri).append(iconURI);
+  RequestBroker::ResourcePtr res(nullptr);
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSEAUDIO
+  RequestBrokerPtr rb = m_eventHandler.GetRequestBroker(PULSESTREAMER_CNAME);
+  if (rb)
+    res = rb->GetResource(PULSESTREAMER_CNAME);
+#endif
+  if (res)
+  {
+    bool hasParam = (res->uri.find("?") != std::string::npos);
+    // define the stream URL for the local handler
+    std::string streamURL;
+    streamURL.assign(m_controllerUri).append(res->uri)
+        .append(hasParam ? "&" : "?")
+        .append("acr=").append(m_controllerName).append(":").append(std::to_string(m_eventHandler.GetPort()));
+    // define the icon URL for the local handler
+    std::string iconURL;
+    iconURL.assign(m_controllerUri).append(res->iconUri);
+
+    // write my formatted name
+    std::string _title = res->description;
+    _title.replace(res->description.find("%s"), 2, m_controllerName);
+    return PlayStream(streamURL, _title, iconURL);
+  }
+  DBG(DBG_ERROR, "%s: service unavaible\n", __FUNCTION__);
+  return false;
+}
 
-  // write my formatted name
-  std::string _title = title;
-  _title.replace(title.find("%s"), 2, m_controllerName);
-  return PlayStream(streamURL, _title, iconURL);
+bool Player::IsPulseStream(const std::string& streamURL)
+{
+  RequestBrokerPtr rb(nullptr);
+#ifdef HAVE_PULSEAUDIO
+  rb = m_eventHandler.GetRequestBroker(PULSESTREAMER_CNAME);
+#endif
+  if (rb && IsMyStream(streamURL))
+  {
+    RequestBroker::ResourceList list = rb->GetResourceList();
+    for (RequestBroker::ResourceList::iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it)
+      if (streamURL.find((*it)->uri) != std::string::npos)
+        return true;
+  }
+  return false;
 }
 
-bool Player::IsMyStream(const std::string &streamURL)
+bool Player::IsMyStream(const std::string& streamURL)
 {
   return (streamURL.find(m_controllerUri) == 0);
 }
diff --git a/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.h b/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.h
index a463f70c..97d9f503 100644
--- a/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.h
+++ b/backend/lib/noson/noson/src/sonosplayer.h
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ namespace NSROOT
     bool SetTreble(const std::string& uuid, int8_t value);
 
     bool SetCurrentURI(const DigitalItemPtr& item);
-    bool PlayMyStream(const std::string& streamURI, const std::string& title, const std::string& iconURI);
+    bool PlayPulse();
+    bool IsPulseStream(const std::string& streamURL);
     bool IsMyStream(const std::string& streamURL);
     bool PlayStream(const std::string& streamURL, const std::string& title, const std::string& iconURL);
     bool PlayStream(const std::string& streamURL, const std::string& title);
diff --git a/cli/noson.cpp b/cli/noson.cpp
index 53f3cd3d..8a4e307a 100644
--- a/cli/noson.cpp
+++ b/cli/noson.cpp
@@ -557,15 +557,8 @@ static bool parseCommand(const std::string& line)
 #ifdef HAVE_PULSEAUDIO
     else if (token == "PLAYPULSE")
     {
-      SONOS::RequestBrokerPtr rb = gSonos->GetRequestBroker("pulse");
-      if (rb)
-      {
-        SONOS::RequestBroker::ResourcePtr res = rb->GetResource("pulse");
-        if (res && gSonos->GetPlayer()->PlayMyStream(res->uri, res->description, res->iconUri))
-          ERROR("Succeeded\n");
-        else
-          ERROR("Failed\n");
-      }
+      if (gSonos->GetPlayer()->PlayPulse())
+        ERROR("Succeeded\n");
       else
         ERROR("Failed\n");
     }