diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/playback/state/PlaybackStateManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/playback/state/PlaybackStateManager.kt
index 5dabd54f2..341e6702b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/playback/state/PlaybackStateManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/oxycblt/auxio/playback/state/PlaybackStateManager.kt
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class PlaybackStateManager private constructor() {
 
         synchronized(this) {
             val exists =
-                if (state != null) {
+                if (state != null && !isInitialized) {
                     // Continuing playback while also possibly doing drastic state updates is
                     // a bad idea, so pause.
                     isPlaying = false