diff --git a/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts b/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts
index 922f84e46..cb012a9fa 100644
--- a/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/features/core/player/index.ts
@@ -773,10 +773,8 @@ const cleanupMpv = async (force = false) => {
 // the renderer to reload mpv so it reconnects with a fresh stream instead of staying
 // stuck on the old, now-dead connection until the app is manually restarted.
 powerMonitor.on('resume', () => {
-    if (getMpvInstance()) {
-        mpvLog({ action: 'System resumed from sleep, reloading mpv' });
-        getMainWindow()?.webContents.send('renderer-mpv-reconnect');
-    }
+    mpvLog({ action: 'System resumed from sleep, notifying renderer to reconnect mpv' });
+    getMainWindow()?.webContents.send('renderer-mpv-reconnect');
 });
 
 app.on('before-quit', async (event) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/engine/mpv-player-engine.tsx b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/engine/mpv-player-engine.tsx
index 14caf4dfc..54245dba0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/engine/mpv-player-engine.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/features/player/audio-player/engine/mpv-player-engine.tsx
@@ -69,10 +69,14 @@ export const MpvPlayerEngine = (props: MpvPlayerEngineProps) => {
             setReloadTrigger((prev) => prev + 1);
         };
 
+        const handleMpvReconnect = () => {
+            handleMpvReload();
+        };
+
         eventEmitter.on('MPV_RELOAD', handleMpvReload);
         // The main process notifies us after the OS resumes from sleep, since the
         // stream mpv had open is likely on a now-dead connection.
-        mpvPlayerListener?.rendererMpvReconnect(handleMpvReload);
+        mpvPlayerListener?.rendererMpvReconnect(handleMpvReconnect);
 
         return () => {
             eventEmitter.off('MPV_RELOAD', handleMpvReload);