diff --git a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.android.kt b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.android.kt
index 3ec9539cb..97911e9c3 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.android.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.android.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ actual fun PlatformPlayerSurface(
     val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
     val latestOnSnapshot = rememberUpdatedState(onSnapshot)
     val latestOnError = rememberUpdatedState(onError)
+    val latestPlayWhenReady = rememberUpdatedState(playWhenReady)
     val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
 
     val playerSettings = remember {
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ actual fun PlatformPlayerSurface(
         val activity = context.findActivity()
         val observer = LifecycleEventObserver { _, event ->
             when (event) {
-                Lifecycle.Event.ON_START -> exoPlayer.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
+                Lifecycle.Event.ON_START -> exoPlayer.playWhenReady = latestPlayWhenReady.value
                 Lifecycle.Event.ON_STOP -> {
                     val isInPictureInPicture =
                         Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N && activity?.isInPictureInPictureMode == true
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ actual fun PlatformPlayerSurface(
     }
 
     LaunchedEffect(exoPlayer, playWhenReady) {
-        exoPlayer.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
+        exoPlayer.playWhenReady = latestPlayWhenReady.value
         syncPlayerViewKeepScreenOn()
         latestOnSnapshot.value(exoPlayer.snapshot())
     }