diff --git a/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/activity/VideoActivity.java b/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/activity/VideoActivity.java
index 221f99d..f79375f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/activity/VideoActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/activity/VideoActivity.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.opengl.GLES20;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 
@@ -139,12 +141,16 @@ private Boolean playMediaFromList(int offset) {
             if (mw == null) {
                 videoRenderer.getState().errorMessage = "Invalid play list";
             } else {
+                hideUI = true;
                 videoRenderer.playUri(mw);
+                new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(() -> hideUI = false, 1000);
             }
         }
         return true;
     }
 
+    private boolean hideUI = false;
+
     private Boolean prevFile() {
         return playMediaFromList(-1);
     }
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ public void onDrawEye(Eye eye) {
 
         videoRenderer.glDraw(eye);
 
-        if (uiVisible) {
+        if ((!hideUI) && uiVisible) {
             basicUI.glDraw(eye, videoRenderer.getState(), headControl,
                     (playList != null) ? playList.currentIndex() : "");
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/lib/VideoRenderer.java b/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/lib/VideoRenderer.java
index 3e51210..4fd1f42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/lib/VideoRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/autoandshare/headvr/lib/VideoRenderer.java
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ public VideoRenderer(Activity activity) {
     private boolean ended = false;
     private boolean frameReady = false;
     private boolean positionUpdated = false;
+    private int retry = 0;
 
     private ParcelFileDescriptor fd;
 
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ public void playUri(MediaWrapper mw) {
         ended = false;
         frameReady = false;
         positionUpdated = false;
+        retry = 0;
         resetState();
 
         this.mw = mw;
@@ -338,12 +340,15 @@ public void playUri(MediaWrapper mw) {
         mPlayer.setMedia(m);
         m.release();
 
-        mPlayer.play();
+        playAndSeek();
+
+        switchingVideo = false;
+    }
 
+    private void playAndSeek() {
+        mPlayer.play();
         mPlayer.setPosition(videoProperties.getPosition(propertyKey));
         state.playing = true;
-
-        switchingVideo = false;
     }
 
     private void resetState() {
@@ -515,7 +520,12 @@ public void onEvent(MediaPlayer.Event event) {
             case MediaPlayer.Event.Stopped:
                 state.playerState = "Stopped";
                 if ((!state.videoLoaded) && (mPlayer.getLength() == 0)) {
-                    state.playerState = "Failed to open";
+                    if (retry < 3) {
+                        mPlayer.stop();
+                        playAndSeek();
+                        retry += 1;
+                    } else
+                        state.playerState = "Failed to open";
                 }
                 break;