diff --git a/talk/examples/call/console.cc b/talk/examples/call/console.cc
index 9ad8bc754..992d0562c 100644
--- a/talk/examples/call/console.cc
+++ b/talk/examples/call/console.cc
@@ -48,28 +48,29 @@ static void DoNothing(int unused) {}
 Console::Console(talk_base::Thread *thread, CallClient *client) :
   client_(client),
   client_thread_(thread),
-  console_thread_(new talk_base::Thread()) {}
+  stopped_(false) {}
 
 Console::~Console() {
   Stop();
 }
 
 void Console::Start() {
-  if (!console_thread_) {
+  if (stopped_) {
     // stdin was closed in Stop(), so we can't restart.
     LOG(LS_ERROR) << "Cannot re-start";
     return;
   }
-  if (console_thread_->started()) {
+  if (console_thread_) {
     LOG(LS_WARNING) << "Already started";
     return;
   }
+  console_thread_.reset(new talk_base::Thread());
   console_thread_->Start();
   console_thread_->Post(this, MSG_START);
 }
 
 void Console::Stop() {
-  if (console_thread_ && console_thread_->started()) {
+  if (console_thread_) {
 #ifdef WIN32
     CloseHandle(GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE));
 #else
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ void Console::Stop() {
 #endif
     console_thread_->Stop();
     console_thread_.reset();
+    stopped_ = true;
   }
 }
 
@@ -165,3 +167,5 @@ void Console::OnMessage(talk_base::Message *msg) {
       break;
   }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/talk/examples/call/console.h b/talk/examples/call/console.h
index 589603896..f0f36e346 100644
--- a/talk/examples/call/console.h
+++ b/talk/examples/call/console.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class Console : public talk_base::MessageHandler {
   CallClient *client_;
   talk_base::Thread *client_thread_;
   talk_base::scoped_ptr<talk_base::Thread> console_thread_;
+  bool stopped_;
 };
 
 #endif // TALK_EXAMPLES_CALL_CONSOLE_H_