diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py index 2322f966eae..68a9da55ae4 100644 --- a/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py +++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/kodi.py @@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ class KodiDevice(MediaPlayerDevice): def media_title(self): """Title of current playing media.""" # find a string we can use as a title - return self._item.get( - 'title', self._item.get('label', self._item.get('file'))) + item = self._item + return item.get('title') or item.get('label') or item.get('file') @property def media_series_title(self):