diff --git a/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt b/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt
index f74ab963..27dc1dbd 100644
--- a/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt
+++ b/player/video/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/viewmodels/PlayerActivityViewModel.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import dev.jdtech.jellyfin.utils.postDownloadPlaybackProgress
 import kotlinx.coroutines.DelicateCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import timber.log.Timber
@@ -166,16 +167,17 @@ constructor(
 
     @OptIn(DelicateCoroutinesApi::class)
     private fun releasePlayer() {
-        player.let { player ->
-            GlobalScope.launch {
-                try {
-                    jellyfinRepository.postPlaybackStop(
-                        UUID.fromString(player.currentMediaItem?.mediaId),
-                        player.currentPosition.times(10000)
-                    )
-                } catch (e: Exception) {
-                    Timber.e(e)
-                }
+        val mediaId = player.currentMediaItem?.mediaId
+        val position = player.currentPosition.times(10000)
+        GlobalScope.launch {
+            delay(1000L)
+            try {
+                jellyfinRepository.postPlaybackStop(
+                    UUID.fromString(mediaId),
+                    position
+                )
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Timber.e(e)
             }
         }