diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/PlaybackClientController.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/PlaybackClientController.kt
index be4b2f7e4..7e497cbca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/PlaybackClientController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/PlaybackClientController.kt
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ object PlaybackClientController {
 
             controllerFuture.addListener(
                 {
-                    val controller = controllerFuture.get()
-                    onReady(controller)
+                    try {
+                        onReady(controllerFuture.get())
+                    } catch (e: Exception) {
+                        Log.e("Playback Client", "Failed to load Playback Client for $videoUri", e)
+                    }
                 },
                 MoreExecutors.directExecutor()
             )