diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/CS3IPlayer.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/CS3IPlayer.kt
index 74ea71e7..031f14fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/CS3IPlayer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/CS3IPlayer.kt
@@ -499,7 +499,11 @@ class CS3IPlayer : IPlayer {
         if (saveTime)
             updatedTime()
 
-        exoPlayer?.release()
+        exoPlayer?.apply {
+            setPlayWhenReady(false)
+            stop()
+            release()
+        }
         //simpleCache?.release()
         currentTextRenderer = null