diff --git a/src/renderer/component/video/index.js b/src/renderer/component/video/index.js
index 1b79f8275..b709dd691 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/video/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/component/video/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "redux/selectors/file_info";
 import { makeSelectCostInfoForUri } from "redux/selectors/cost_info";
 import { selectShowNsfw } from "redux/selectors/settings";
-import { selectVideoPause } from "redux/selectors/video";
+// import { selectVideoPause } from "redux/selectors/video";
 import Video from "./view";
 import { selectPlayingUri } from "redux/selectors/content";
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
   playingUri: selectPlayingUri(state),
   contentType: makeSelectContentTypeForUri(props.uri)(state),
   volume: selectVolume(state),
-  videoPause: selectVideoPause(state),
+  // videoPause: selectVideoPause(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/video/internal/player.jsx b/src/renderer/component/video/internal/player.jsx
index 5c885bc80..d18733aec 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/video/internal/player.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/video/internal/player.jsx
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ class VideoPlayer extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  pauseVideo() {
-    console.log("pauseVideo called");
-    this.refs.media.children[0].pause();
+  componentWillReceiveProps() {
+    console.log("!!VIDEO PLAYA RECIEVE PROPS:", this.props);
+    // console.log("pauseVideo called");
+    // this.refs.media.children[0].pause();
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
@@ -176,19 +177,28 @@ class VideoPlayer extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div>
-        {["audio", "application"].indexOf(mediaType) !== -1 &&
-          (!this.playableType() || hasMetadata) &&
-          !unplayable && <Thumbnail src={poster} className="video-embedded" />}
-        {this.playableType() &&
-          !hasMetadata &&
-          !unplayable && <LoadingScreen status={noMetadataMessage} />}
-        {unplayable && (
-          <LoadingScreen status={unplayableMessage} spinner={false} />
-        )}
-        <div ref="media" className="media" />
+        <p>videoPause: {videoPause}</p>
+        <div>
+          {["audio", "application"].indexOf(mediaType) !== -1 &&
+            (!this.playableType() || hasMetadata) &&
+            !unplayable && (
+              <Thumbnail src={poster} className="video-embedded" />
+            )}
+          {this.playableType() &&
+            !hasMetadata &&
+            !unplayable && <LoadingScreen status={noMetadataMessage} />}
+          {unplayable && (
+            <LoadingScreen status={unplayableMessage} spinner={false} />
+          )}
+          <div ref="media" className="media" />
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export default VideoPlayer;
+const select = (state, props) => ({
+  videoPause: selectVideoPause(state),
+});
+
+export default connect(select, {})(VideoPlayer);
diff --git a/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx b/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx
index 515a6c8e3..72e0e164d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx
+++ b/src/renderer/component/video/view.jsx
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
       changeVolume,
       volume,
       uri,
-      videoPause,
+      // videoPause,
     } = this.props;
 
-    console.log("VIDEO VIEW videoPause:", videoPause);
+    // console.log("VIDEO VIEW videoPause:", videoPause);
 
     const isPlaying = playingUri === uri;
     const isReadyToPlay = fileInfo && fileInfo.written_bytes > 0;
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
               downloadCompleted={fileInfo.completed}
               changeVolume={changeVolume}
               volume={volume}
-              videoPause={videoPause}
             />
           ))}
         {!isPlaying && (