diff --git a/playback/player/gtk/gtk-play.c b/playback/player/gtk/gtk-play.c
index fff5aec1ea..86c426b150 100644
--- a/playback/player/gtk/gtk-play.c
+++ b/playback/player/gtk/gtk-play.c
@@ -1506,8 +1506,6 @@ main (gint argc, gchar ** argv)
       gst_player_visualizations_free (viss);
   }
 
-  play_current_uri (&play, g_list_first (play.uris), NULL);
-
   g_signal_connect (play.player, "position-updated",
       G_CALLBACK (position_updated_cb), &play);
   g_signal_connect (play.player, "duration-changed",
@@ -1521,6 +1519,8 @@ main (gint argc, gchar ** argv)
   gst_player_play (play.player);
   play.current_uri = g_list_first (play.uris);
 
+  play_current_uri (&play, g_list_first (play.uris), NULL);
+
   gtk_main ();
 
   play_clear (&play);