diff --git a/player/playerjs.coffee b/player/playerjs.coffee
index 1f90a368..550a4dce 100644
--- a/player/playerjs.coffee
+++ b/player/playerjs.coffee
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ window.PlayerJSPlayer = class PlayerJSPlayer extends Player
 
                 @player.setVolume(VOLUME * 100)
 
+                if not @paused
+                    @player.play()
+
                 @ready = true
             )
         )
diff --git a/www/js/player.js b/www/js/player.js
index 70bb7243..c8188518 100644
--- a/www/js/player.js
+++ b/www/js/player.js
@@ -757,6 +757,9 @@
               }
             });
             _this.player.setVolume(VOLUME * 100);
+            if (!_this.paused) {
+              _this.player.play();
+            }
             return _this.ready = true;
           });
         };