In 1943 reports were received by the authorities that Maria Emhart had been listening to foreign radio stations. This had been illegal for some years, and the prohibition had been enforced with increasing urgency since the tide of the war had been reversed during the previous summer. A visit to the Emharts' home by the security services followed, but the matter was not further pursued. There were other heart stopping moments, but there is no mention in sources of Maria Emhart having been re-arrested after 1936, despite her previous high political profile.