diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt
index 070e13a8..ea73f3d1 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerModule.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ class VlcPlayerModule : Module() {
 
     View(VlcPlayerView::class) {
       Prop("source") { view: VlcPlayerView, source: Map<String, Any> ->
-        view.setSource(source)
+        if (!view.hasSource) {
+          view.setSource(source)
+        }
       }
 
       Prop("paused") { view: VlcPlayerView, paused: Boolean ->
diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt
index 03245207..e99fb1d1 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/vlcplayer/VlcPlayerView.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class VlcPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
     private var startPosition: Int? = 0
     private var isMediaReady: Boolean = false
     private var externalTrack: Map<String, String>? = null
+    var hasSource: Boolean = false
 
     init {
         setupView()
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class VlcPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
         //     Log.d("VlcPlayerView", "Debug: Subtitle track index is less than -1, not setting")
         // }
 
+        hasSource = true
 
         if (autoplay) {
             Log.d("VlcPlayerView", "Playing...")