diff --git a/components/ItemContent.tsx b/components/ItemContent.tsx
index aee6cad0..6b752e75 100644
--- a/components/ItemContent.tsx
+++ b/components/ItemContent.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useFocusEffect, useNavigation } from "expo-router";
 import * as ScreenOrientation from "expo-screen-orientation";
 import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
-import { View } from "react-native";
+import { Alert, View } from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { Chromecast } from "./Chromecast";
 import { ItemHeader } from "./ItemHeader";
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ export const ItemContent: React.FC<{ item: BaseItemDto }> = React.memo(
           audioIndex,
           subtitleIndex,
         });
+
+        if (!mediaSource) {
+          Alert.alert("Error", "No media source found for this item.");
+          navigation.goBack();
+        }
       }, [item, settings])
     );
 
diff --git a/utils/jellyfin/getDefaultPlaySettings.ts b/utils/jellyfin/getDefaultPlaySettings.ts
index b877283e..eff91a3f 100644
--- a/utils/jellyfin/getDefaultPlaySettings.ts
+++ b/utils/jellyfin/getDefaultPlaySettings.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Settings } from "../atoms/settings";
 interface PlaySettings {
   item: BaseItemDto;
   bitrate: (typeof BITRATES)[0];
-  mediaSource: MediaSourceInfo | undefined;
+  mediaSource?: MediaSourceInfo | null;
   audioIndex?: number | null;
   subtitleIndex?: number | null;
 }
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ export function getDefaultPlaySettings(
   }
 
   // 1. Get first media source
-  const mediaSource = item.MediaSources?.[0];
 
-  if (!mediaSource) throw new Error("No media source found");
+  const mediaSource = item.MediaSources?.[0];
 
   // 2. Get default or preferred audio
   const defaultAudioIndex = mediaSource?.DefaultAudioStreamIndex;