piCorePlayer: Squeezelite doesn't start when USB DAC is turned off

Hi there,

I started using piCorePlayer recently. So far I am excited about how easy it is to use both for running LMS and Squeezelite.
My question is about Squeezelite which I run on a Pi without anything else running (no LMS).

I schedule a cronjob to reboot at night.
This morning I found out that Squeezelite was not running. I then found out that Squeezelite won't start if my DAC turned off (SMSL Sanskrit 10th II). The Pi is connected to my DAC with USB.
I have "Output setting" set to "hw:CARD=AUDIO,DEV=0" and there is no problem with playback or startup as long as the DAC is turned on when I start Squeezelite.

Question: Is it possible to make Squeezelite start even when my DAC is not turned on? (I of course accept that I can't hear the music when it is not on :-))

Perhaps it is not necessary to reboot every night. Any experience with stability when not rebooting?

Thanks in advance.
-thomas