diff --git a/janus/src/audio.c b/janus/src/audio.c
index 9b068ba..54a701f 100644
--- a/janus/src/audio.c
+++ b/janus/src/audio.c
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ static void *_pcm_thread(void *v_audio);
 static void *_encoder_thread(void *v_audio);
 
 
+bool us_audio_probe(const char *name) {
+	snd_pcm_t *pcm;
+	int err;
+	US_JLOG_INFO("audio", "Probing PCM capture ...");
+	if ((err = snd_pcm_open(&pcm, name, SND_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, 0)) < 0) {
+		_JLOG_PERROR_ALSA(err, "audio", "Can't probe PCM capture");
+		return false;
+	}
+	snd_pcm_close(pcm);
+	US_JLOG_INFO("audio", "PCM capture is available");
+	return true;
+}
+
 us_audio_s *us_audio_init(const char *name, unsigned pcm_hz) {
 	us_audio_s *audio;
 	US_CALLOC(audio, 1);
diff --git a/janus/src/audio.h b/janus/src/audio.h
index a10d80e..f87a156 100644
--- a/janus/src/audio.h
+++ b/janus/src/audio.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } us_audio_s;
 
 
+bool us_audio_probe(const char *name);
+
 us_audio_s *us_audio_init(const char *name, unsigned pcm_hz);
 void us_audio_destroy(us_audio_s *audio);
 
diff --git a/janus/src/config.c b/janus/src/config.c
index 2c7e9d1..d479dcf 100644
--- a/janus/src/config.c
+++ b/janus/src/config.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ us_config_s *us_config_init(const char *config_dir_path) {
 		goto error;
 	}
 	if ((config->audio_dev_name = _get_value(jcfg, "audio", "device")) != NULL) {
-		US_JLOG_INFO("config", "Enabled the experimental AUDIO feature");
 		if ((config->tc358743_dev_path = _get_value(jcfg, "audio", "tc358743")) == NULL) {
 			US_JLOG_INFO("config", "Missing config value: audio.tc358743");
 			goto error;
diff --git a/janus/src/plugin.c b/janus/src/plugin.c
index 4c1279e..243c4a3 100644
--- a/janus/src/plugin.c
+++ b/janus/src/plugin.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int _plugin_init(janus_callbacks *gw, const char *config_dir_path) {
 
 	_g_video_queue = us_queue_init(1024);
 	_g_rtpv = us_rtpv_init(_relay_rtp_clients);
-	if (_g_config->audio_dev_name != NULL) {
+	if (_g_config->audio_dev_name != NULL && us_audio_probe(_g_config->audio_dev_name)) {
 		_g_rtpa = us_rtpa_init(_relay_rtp_clients);
 		US_THREAD_CREATE(_g_audio_tid, _audio_thread, NULL);
 	}