diff --git a/src/pages/developer/VideoTesterView.tsx b/src/pages/developer/VideoTesterView.tsx
index 7c234c54..ce764b19 100644
--- a/src/pages/developer/VideoTesterView.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/developer/VideoTesterView.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const streamTypes: Record<StreamType, string> = {
 };
 
 export default function VideoTesterView() {
-  const { status, playMedia, setMeta } = usePlayer();
+  const { status, playMedia, setMeta, reset } = usePlayer();
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState("mp4");
   const [inputSource, setInputSource] = useState("");
   const [extensionState, setExtensionState] =
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ export default function VideoTesterView() {
     }
   }, [playMedia, setMeta, extensionState]);
 
+  // player meta and streams cary over, so reset on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status !== playerStatus.IDLE) {
+      reset();
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <PlayerPart backUrl="/dev">
       {status === playerStatus.IDLE ? (