diff --git a/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx
index dfc56a6e0d..fd2a5382a8 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default function JSMpegPlayer({
   const playerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const videoRef = useRef(null);
   const internalContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const onPlayingRef = useRef(onPlaying);
 
   const selectedContainerRef = useMemo(
     () => containerRef ?? internalContainerRef,
@@ -83,7 +84,11 @@ export default function JSMpegPlayer({
   const uniqueId = useId();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!playerRef.current) {
+    onPlayingRef.current = onPlaying;
+  }, [onPlaying]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!playerRef.current || videoRef.current) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -96,12 +101,10 @@ export default function JSMpegPlayer({
         audio: false,
         videoBufferSize: 1024 * 1024 * 4,
         onPlay: () => {
-          onPlaying?.();
+          onPlayingRef.current?.();
         },
       },
     );
-    // we know that these deps are correct
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [url, uniqueId]);
 
   return (
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
index cd076855ed..9c14a7ea1f 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import WebRtcPlayer from "./WebRTCPlayer";
 import { CameraConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import AutoUpdatingCameraImage from "../camera/AutoUpdatingCameraImage";
 import ActivityIndicator from "../indicators/activity-indicator";
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import MSEPlayer from "./MsePlayer";
 import JSMpegPlayer from "./JSMpegPlayer";
 import { MdCircle } from "react-icons/md";
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
     setLiveReady(false);
   }, [preferredLiveMode]);
 
+  const playerIsPlaying = useCallback(() => {
+    setLiveReady(true);
+  }, []);
+
   if (!cameraConfig) {
     return <ActivityIndicator />;
   }
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
         audioEnabled={playAudio}
         microphoneEnabled={micEnabled}
         iOSCompatFullScreen={iOSCompatFullScreen}
-        onPlaying={() => setLiveReady(true)}
+        onPlaying={playerIsPlaying}
         pip={pip}
         onError={onError}
       />
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
           camera={cameraConfig.live.stream_name}
           playbackEnabled={cameraActive}
           audioEnabled={playAudio}
-          onPlaying={() => setLiveReady(true)}
+          onPlaying={playerIsPlaying}
           pip={pip}
           setFullResolution={setFullResolution}
           onError={onError}
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
           width={cameraConfig.detect.width}
           height={cameraConfig.detect.height}
           containerRef={containerRef}
-          onPlaying={() => setLiveReady(true)}
+          onPlaying={playerIsPlaying}
         />
       );
     } else {