diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/PlayerGeneratorViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/PlayerGeneratorViewModel.kt
index 42659f8d..3179cb9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/PlayerGeneratorViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/PlayerGeneratorViewModel.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.Resource
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.launchSafe
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.normalSafeApiCall
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.safeApiCall
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.ResultEpisode
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.EpisodeSkip
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorUri
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 class PlayerGeneratorViewModel : ViewModel() {
     companion object {
@@ -38,6 +40,11 @@ class PlayerGeneratorViewModel : ViewModel() {
     private val _currentSubtitleYear = MutableLiveData<Int?>(null)
     val currentSubtitleYear: LiveData<Int?> = _currentSubtitleYear
 
+    /**
+     * Save the Episode ID to prevent starting multiple link loading Jobs when preloading links.
+     */
+    private var currentLoadingEpisodeId: Int? = null
+
     fun setSubtitleYear(year: Int?) {
         _currentSubtitleYear.postValue(year)
     }
@@ -72,18 +79,32 @@ class PlayerGeneratorViewModel : ViewModel() {
     }
 
     fun preLoadNextLinks() {
+        val id = getId()
+        // Do not preload if already loading
+        if (id == currentLoadingEpisodeId) return
+
         Log.i(TAG, "preLoadNextLinks")
         currentJob?.cancel()
-        currentJob = viewModelScope.launchSafe {
-            if (generator?.hasCache == true && generator?.hasNext() == true) {
-                safeApiCall {
-                    generator?.generateLinks(
-                        type = LoadType.InApp,
-                        clearCache = false,
-                        callback = {},
-                        subtitleCallback = {},
-                        offset = 1
-                    )
+        currentLoadingEpisodeId = id
+
+        currentJob = viewModelScope.launch {
+            try {
+                if (generator?.hasCache == true && generator?.hasNext() == true) {
+                    safeApiCall {
+                        generator?.generateLinks(
+                            type = LoadType.InApp,
+                            clearCache = false,
+                            callback = {},
+                            subtitleCallback = {},
+                            offset = 1
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (t: Throwable) {
+                logError(t)
+            } finally {
+                if (currentLoadingEpisodeId == id) {
+                    currentLoadingEpisodeId = null
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -162,14 +183,14 @@ class PlayerGeneratorViewModel : ViewModel() {
             // load more data
             _loadingLinks.postValue(Resource.Loading())
             val loadingState = safeApiCall {
-                generator?.generateLinks(type = type,clearCache = clearCache, callback =  {
+                generator?.generateLinks(type = type, clearCache = clearCache, callback = {
                     currentLinks.add(it)
                     // Clone to prevent ConcurrentModificationException
                     normalSafeApiCall {
                         // Extra normalSafeApiCall since .toSet() iterates.
                         _currentLinks.postValue(currentLinks.toSet())
                     }
-                }, subtitleCallback =  {
+                }, subtitleCallback = {
                     currentSubs.add(it)
                     normalSafeApiCall {
                         _currentSubs.postValue(currentSubs.toSet())