diff --git a/Audio/AudioPlayer.m b/Audio/AudioPlayer.m
index c9bebc147..0ebc150c6 100644
--- a/Audio/AudioPlayer.m
+++ b/Audio/AudioPlayer.m
@@ -172,15 +172,11 @@
 
 - (void)launchOutputThread
 {
-	[self setPlaybackStatus:kCogStatusPlaying];	
 	if (outputLaunched == NO) {
+		[self setPlaybackStatus:kCogStatusPlaying];	
 		[output launchThread];
 		outputLaunched = YES;
 	}
-	else {
-		[self setShouldContinue:YES];
-		[output resume];
-	}
 }
 
 - (void)requestNextStream:(id)userInfo