diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
index 447ca7b9..7eb565c4 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
@@ -188,9 +188,7 @@ final class AVPlayerBackend: PlayerBackend {
                 return
             }
 
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { [weak self] in
-                self?.play()
-            }
+            play()
         }
     #endif
 
diff --git a/Shared/Player/AppleAVPlayerViewController.swift b/Shared/Player/AppleAVPlayerViewController.swift
index fb25b4ee..b528d3db 100644
--- a/Shared/Player/AppleAVPlayerViewController.swift
+++ b/Shared/Player/AppleAVPlayerViewController.swift
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ final class AppleAVPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
 
 extension AppleAVPlayerViewController: AVPlayerViewControllerDelegate {
     func playerViewControllerShouldDismiss(_: AVPlayerViewController) -> Bool {
-        true
+        false
     }
 
     func playerViewControllerShouldAutomaticallyDismissAtPictureInPictureStart(_: AVPlayerViewController) -> Bool {
-        true
+        false
     }
 
     func playerViewControllerWillBeginDismissalTransition(_: AVPlayerViewController) {