diff --git a/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee b/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee
index 37aa08a2..c7461c03 100644
--- a/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee
+++ b/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ window.GoogleDriveYouTubePlayer = class GoogleDriveYouTubePlayer extends Player
             @onReady()
 
     load: (data) ->
+        @yt = null
         @setMediaProperties(data)
         @init(data)
 
diff --git a/www/js/player.js b/www/js/player.js
index 02c7a2fc..1cf52a40 100644
--- a/www/js/player.js
+++ b/www/js/player.js
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@
     };
 
     GoogleDriveYouTubePlayer.prototype.load = function(data) {
+      this.yt = null;
       this.setMediaProperties(data);
       return this.init(data);
     };