diff --git a/addon/addon.cpp b/addon/addon.cpp
index a238230..113887a 100644
--- a/addon/addon.cpp
+++ b/addon/addon.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ struct patchbay : public Napi::ObjectWrap<patchbay>
         return {};
     }
 
+    static Napi::Value has_pipewire(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info)
+    {
+        return Napi::Boolean::New(info.Env(), vencord::patchbay::has_pipewire());
+    }
+
   public:
     static Napi::Object Init(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports)
     {
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ struct patchbay : public Napi::ObjectWrap<patchbay>
                                     InstanceMethod<&patchbay::link>("link", attributes),
                                     InstanceMethod<&patchbay::list>("list", attributes),
                                     InstanceMethod<&patchbay::unlink>("unlink", attributes),
+                                    StaticMethod<&patchbay::has_pipewire>("hasPipeWire", attributes),
                                 });
 
         auto *constructor = new Napi::FunctionReference{Napi::Persistent(func)};
diff --git a/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp b/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp
index cd95883..8926677 100644
--- a/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp
+++ b/include/vencord/patchbay.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ namespace vencord
 
       public:
         [[nodiscard]] static patchbay &get();
-        [[nodiscard]] static bool is_pipewire();
+        [[nodiscard]] static bool has_pipewire();
     };
 } // namespace vencord
diff --git a/lib/module.d.ts b/lib/module.d.ts
index 4a9b532..4a297c4 100644
--- a/lib/module.d.ts
+++ b/lib/module.d.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ export interface Props
 
 export class PatchBay
 {
-    unlink(): void;
     list(): Props[];
     
-    link(key: string, value: string, mode: "include" | "exclude"): boolean;
+    unlink(): void;
+    link(key: keyof Props, value: string, mode: "include" | "exclude"): boolean;
+
+    static hasPipeWire(): boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/patchbay.cpp b/src/patchbay.cpp
index 449cd5c..09ba471 100644
--- a/src/patchbay.cpp
+++ b/src/patchbay.cpp
@@ -31,18 +31,13 @@ namespace vencord
 
         if (!instance)
         {
-            if (!is_pipewire())
-            {
-                throw std::runtime_error("Audio Server is not PipeWire");
-            }
-
             instance = std::unique_ptr<patchbay>(new patchbay);
         }
 
         return *instance;
     }
 
-    bool patchbay::is_pipewire()
+    bool patchbay::has_pipewire()
     {
         auto *loop    = pa_mainloop_new();
         auto *context = pa_context_new(pa_mainloop_get_api(loop), "venmic-info");
diff --git a/tests/node/api.test.js b/tests/node/api.test.js
index 952a2d4..420ab8c 100644
--- a/tests/node/api.test.js
+++ b/tests/node/api.test.js
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ try
 catch (error)
 {
     console.warn("No PipeWire Server available");
-    assert.throws(() => new venmic.PatchBay(), /(failed to create patchbay)|(is not pipewire)/ig);
+
+    assert(!venmic.PatchBay.hasPipeWire());
+    assert.throws(() => new venmic.PatchBay(), /failed to create patchbay/ig);
 }