diff --git a/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue b/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue
index e7b7d282..14040414 100644
--- a/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue
+++ b/components/app/AudioPlayerContainer.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { Dialog } from '@capacitor/dialog'
 export default {
   data() {
     return {
+      isReady: false,
+      settingsLoaded: false,
       audioPlayerReady: false,
       stream: null,
       download: null,
@@ -151,6 +153,10 @@ export default {
         console.log(`[AudioPlayerContainer] PlaybackRate Updated: ${this.playbackSpeed}`)
         this.$refs.audioPlayer.setPlaybackSpeed(this.playbackSpeed)
       }
+
+      // Settings have been loaded (at least once, so it's safe to kickoff onReady)
+      this.settingsLoaded = true
+      this.notifyOnReady()
     },
     setListeners() {
       // if (!this.$server.socket) {
@@ -261,6 +267,18 @@ export default {
     onMediaPlayerChanged(data) {
       var mediaPlayer = data.value
       this.$store.commit('setMediaPlayer', mediaPlayer)
+    },
+    onReady() {
+      // The UI is reporting elsewhere we are ready
+      this.isReady = true
+      this.notifyOnReady()
+    },
+    notifyOnReady() {
+      // If settings aren't loaded yet, native player will receive incorrect settings
+      console.log('Notify on ready... settingsLoaded:', this.settingsLoaded, 'isReady:', this.isReady)
+      if ( this.settingsLoaded && this.isReady ) {
+        AbsAudioPlayer.onReady()
+      }
     }
   },
   mounted() {
@@ -273,6 +291,7 @@ export default {
     console.log(`[AudioPlayerContainer] Init Playback Speed: ${this.playbackSpeed}`)
 
     this.setListeners()
+    this.$eventBus.$on('abs-ui-ready', this.onReady)
     this.$eventBus.$on('play-item', this.playLibraryItem)
     this.$eventBus.$on('pause-item', this.pauseItem)
     this.$eventBus.$on('close-stream', this.closeStreamOnly)
@@ -292,6 +311,7 @@ export default {
     //   this.$server.socket.off('stream_ready', this.streamReady)
     //   this.$server.socket.off('stream_reset', this.streamReset)
     // }
+    this.$eventBus.$off('abs-ui-ready', this.onReady)
     this.$eventBus.$off('play-item', this.playLibraryItem)
     this.$eventBus.$off('pause-item', this.pauseItem)
     this.$eventBus.$off('close-stream', this.closeStreamOnly)
diff --git a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.m b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.m
index 95e705b4..49aaff7a 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.m
+++ b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.m
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #import <Capacitor/Capacitor.h>
 
 CAP_PLUGIN(AbsAudioPlayer, "AbsAudioPlayer",
+           CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(onReady, CAPPluginReturnNone);
+           
            CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(prepareLibraryItem, CAPPluginReturnPromise);
            CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(closePlayback, CAPPluginReturnPromise);
            
diff --git a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.swift b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.swift
index 9ffa975e..7272d3bf 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.swift
+++ b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsAudioPlayer.swift
@@ -23,18 +23,13 @@ public class AbsAudioPlayer: CAPPlugin {
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(sendSleepTimerEnded), name: NSNotification.Name(PlayerEvents.sleepEnded.rawValue), object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(onPlaybackFailed), name: NSNotification.Name(PlayerEvents.failed.rawValue), object: nil)
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(onLocalMediaProgressUpdate), name: NSNotification.Name(PlayerEvents.localProgress.rawValue), object: nil)
-        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(userInterfaceReady), name: NSNotification.Name(PlayerEvents.playerUserInterfaceReady.rawValue), object: nil)
         
         self.bridge?.webView?.allowsBackForwardNavigationGestures = true;
         
     }
     
-    @objc func userInterfaceReady() {
-        if !self.isUIReady {
-            NSLog("User interface is ready. Performing state restore...")
-            self.restorePlaybackSession()
-            self.isUIReady = true
-        }
+    @objc func onReady(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
+        self.restorePlaybackSession()
     }
     
     func restorePlaybackSession() {
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@ public class AbsAudioPlayer: CAPPlugin {
             let activeSession = try Realm().objects(PlaybackSession.self).where({ $0.isActiveSession == true }).last
             if let activeSession = activeSession {
                 try self.startPlaybackSession(activeSession, playWhenReady: false, playbackRate: PlayerSettings.main().playbackRate)
-                PlayerHandler.syncServerProgressDuringPause()
+                //PlayerHandler.syncServerProgressDuringPause()
             }
         } catch {
             NSLog("Failed to restore playback session")
diff --git a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
index 4c5cf2a4..a78619df 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
+++ b/ios/App/App/plugins/AbsDatabase.swift
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ public class AbsDatabase: CAPPlugin {
                 call.reject("Failed to report synced media progress")
             }
         }
-        
-        // If we're syncing progress with the server, we also have the UI ready
-        // This will restore the player to the last playback session
-        NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.Name(PlayerEvents.playerUserInterfaceReady.rawValue), object: nil)
     }
     
     @objc func syncServerMediaProgressWithLocalMediaProgress(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
diff --git a/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift b/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift
index 857fa140..3ba2da62 100644
--- a/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift
+++ b/ios/App/Shared/player/AudioPlayer.swift
@@ -261,12 +261,6 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject {
     }
     
     public func setPlaybackRate(_ rate: Float, observed: Bool = false) {
-        // Handle a race condition on first launch
-        guard self.status != -1 else {
-            NSLog("Did not set playback rate as player is not initialized")
-            return
-        }
-        
         if self.audioPlayer.rate != rate {
             NSLog("setPlaybakRate rate changed from \(self.audioPlayer.rate) to \(rate)")
             self.audioPlayer.rate = rate
diff --git a/ios/App/Shared/util/PlayerEvents.swift b/ios/App/Shared/util/PlayerEvents.swift
index d8bfa0d1..4b225a9e 100644
--- a/ios/App/Shared/util/PlayerEvents.swift
+++ b/ios/App/Shared/util/PlayerEvents.swift
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@ enum PlayerEvents: String {
     case sleepEnded = "com.audiobookshelf.app.player.sleep.ended"
     case failed = "com.audiobookshelf.app.player.failed"
     case localProgress = "com.audiobookshelf.app.player.localProgress"
-    case playerUserInterfaceReady = "com.audiobookshelf.app.player.playerUserInterfaceReady"
 }
diff --git a/layouts/default.vue b/layouts/default.vue
index 037ad41b..19a0d4e1 100644
--- a/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/layouts/default.vue
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ export default {
 
       this.loadSavedSettings()
       this.hasMounted = true
+
+      console.log('[default] fully initialized')
+      this.$eventBus.$emit('abs-ui-ready')
     }
   },
   beforeDestroy() {