diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
index 07531953..cafd77c8 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/MPVBackend.swift
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ final class MPVBackend: PlayerBackend {
 
                 if !preservingTime,
                    let segment = self.model.sponsorBlock.segments.first,
-                   segment.start < 3,
+                   segment.start > 4,
                    self.model.lastSkipped.isNil
                 {
                     self.seek(to: segment.endTime) { finished in
diff --git a/Model/Player/PlayerSponsorBlock.swift b/Model/Player/PlayerSponsorBlock.swift
index b84b9939..d1d4fdac 100644
--- a/Model/Player/PlayerSponsorBlock.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/PlayerSponsorBlock.swift
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ extension PlayerModel {
     private func shouldSkip(_ segment: Segment, at time: CMTime) -> Bool {
         guard isPlaying,
               !restoredSegments.contains(segment),
-              Defaults[.sponsorBlockCategories].contains(segment.category)
+              Defaults[.sponsorBlockCategories].contains(segment.category),
+              segment.start > 4
         else {
             return false
         }