diff --git a/apps/gbmusic/ChangeLog b/apps/gbmusic/ChangeLog
index 4fa99c934..f456a4b16 100644
--- a/apps/gbmusic/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/gbmusic/ChangeLog
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0.01: Initial version
-0.02: Increase text brightness, improve controls, (try to) reduce memory usage
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+0.02: Increase text brightness, improve controls, (try to) reduce memory usage
+0.03: Only auto-start if active app is a clock
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diff --git a/apps/gbmusic/app.js b/apps/gbmusic/app.js
index 7cfbb574a..d54f449b1 100644
--- a/apps/gbmusic/app.js
+++ b/apps/gbmusic/app.js
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ function startLCDWatch() {
 /////////////////////
 // check for saved music stat (by widget) to load
 g.clear();
-global.gbmusic_active = true; // we don't need our widget
+global.gbmusic_active = true; // we don't need our widget (needed for <2.09 devices)
 Bangle.loadWidgets();
 Bangle.drawWidgets();
 delete (global.gbmusic_active);
diff --git a/apps/gbmusic/widget.js b/apps/gbmusic/widget.js
index 1a55490b5..1015822c8 100644
--- a/apps/gbmusic/widget.js
+++ b/apps/gbmusic/widget.js
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
   if (global.gbmusic_active || !(require("Storage").readJSON("gbmusic.json", 1) || {}).autoStart) {
     return
   }
+  if (typeof __FILE__ === 'string') { // only exists since 2v09
+    const info = require("Storage").readJSON(__FILE__.split(".")[0]+".info", 1) || false;
+    if (info && info.type!=="clock") { // info can have no type (but then it isn't a clock)
+      return;
+    }
+  }
 
   let state, info
   function checkMusic() {