diff --git a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java
index eaf5cb5e2..9dd76a19d 100644
--- a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java
+++ b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ class AndroidBluetoothPlugin extends BluetoothPlugin<BluetoothServerSocket> {
 	}
 
 	private List<BluetoothDevice> discoverDevices() {
+		if (adapter.isDiscovering()) {
+			LOG.info("Already discovering");
+			return emptyList();
+		}
 		List<BluetoothDevice> devices = new ArrayList<>();
 		BlockingQueue<Intent> intents = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
 		QueueingReceiver receiver = new QueueingReceiver(intents);