diff --git a/musicbot/bot.py b/musicbot/bot.py
index 48089b776..2d1c70216 100644
--- a/musicbot/bot.py
+++ b/musicbot/bot.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def _init_player(self, player, *, guild=None):
     async def on_player_play(self, player, entry):
         log.debug("Running on_player_play")
         await self.reset_player_inactivity(player)
-        await self.update_now_playing_status(entry)
+        await self.update_now_playing_status()
         # manage the cache since we may have downloaded something.
         self.filecache.handle_new_cache_entry(entry)
         player.skip_state.reset()
@@ -712,11 +712,11 @@ async def on_player_play(self, player, entry):
     async def on_player_resume(self, player, entry, **_):
         log.debug("Running on_player_resume")
         await self.reset_player_inactivity(player)
-        await self.update_now_playing_status(entry)
+        await self.update_now_playing_status()
 
     async def on_player_pause(self, player, entry, **_):
         log.debug("Running on_player_pause")
-        await self.update_now_playing_status(entry, True)
+        await self.update_now_playing_status()
         self.loop.create_task(self.handle_player_inactivity(player))
         # await self.serialize_queue(player.voice_client.channel.guild)
 
@@ -853,24 +853,25 @@ async def on_player_error(self, player, entry, ex, **_):
         else:
             log.exception("Player error", exc_info=ex)
 
-    async def update_now_playing_status(self, entry=None, is_paused=False):
+    async def update_now_playing_status(self):
         game = None
 
         if not self.config.status_message:
-            if self.user.bot:
-                activeplayers = sum(1 for p in self.players.values() if p.is_playing)
-                if activeplayers > 1:
-                    game = discord.Game(
-                        type=0, name="music on %s guilds" % activeplayers
-                    )
-                    entry = None
+            entry = None
+            paused = False
+            activeplayers = sum(1 for p in self.players.values() if p.is_playing)
+            if activeplayers > 1:
+                game = discord.Game(
+                    type=0, name="music on %s guilds" % activeplayers
+                )
 
-                elif activeplayers == 1:
-                    player = discord.utils.get(self.players.values(), is_playing=True)
-                    entry = player.current_entry
+            elif activeplayers == 1:
+                player = discord.utils.get(self.players.values(), is_playing=True)
+                paused = player.is_paused
+                entry = player.current_entry
 
             if entry:
-                prefix = "\u275A\u275A " if is_paused else ""
+                prefix = "\u275A\u275A " if paused else ""
 
                 name = "{}{}".format(prefix, entry.title)[:128]
                 game = discord.Game(type=0, name=name)