diff --git a/pressure-vessel/wrap.c b/pressure-vessel/wrap.c
index 78c48d39869e912115ed915e75a57c0f4c6e0f97..86b34a6d69735179c9e2876e8d157539f7f3c35c 100644
--- a/pressure-vessel/wrap.c
+++ b/pressure-vessel/wrap.c
@@ -2419,7 +2419,8 @@ main (int argc,
 
   if (runtime != NULL
       && (pv_environ_is_locked(container_env, "PULSE_SERVER")
-          || is_flatpak_env))
+          || is_flatpak_env)
+      && bwrap != NULL)
     {
       /* Make the PulseAudio driver the default.
        * We do this unconditionally when we are under Flatpak for parity