diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/device/DeviceManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/device/DeviceManager.kt
index 43d378dc..d233ffc4 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/device/DeviceManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/device/DeviceManager.kt
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ object DeviceManager {
   fun getBase64Id(id:String):String {
     return android.util.Base64.encodeToString(id.toByteArray(), android.util.Base64.URL_SAFE or android.util.Base64.NO_WRAP)
   }
+
+  fun getServerConnectionConfig(id:String?):ServerConnectionConfig? {
+    if (id == null) return null
+    return deviceData.serverConnectionConfigs.find { it.id == id }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerListener.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerListener.kt
index 59a73f21..a3d15c0b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerListener.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerListener.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.audiobookshelf.app.data.PlayerState
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackException
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player
 
-const val PAUSE_LEN_BEFORE_RECHECK = 60000 // 1 minute
+const val PAUSE_LEN_BEFORE_RECHECK = 30000 // 30 seconds
 
 class PlayerListener(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificationService) : Player.Listener {
   var tag = "PlayerListener"
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class PlayerListener(var playerNotificationService:PlayerNotificationService) :
           }
 
           // Check if playback session still exists or sync media progress if updated
-          if (lastPauseTime > PAUSE_LEN_BEFORE_RECHECK) {
+          val pauseLength: Long = System.currentTimeMillis() - lastPauseTime
+          if (pauseLength > PAUSE_LEN_BEFORE_RECHECK) {
             val shouldCarryOn = playerNotificationService.checkCurrentSessionProgress()
             if (!shouldCarryOn) return
           }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index 6bfb5e6f..ce80c1bd 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -509,10 +509,19 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
       }
 
       if (playbackSession.isLocal) {
+
+        // Make sure this connection config exists
+        val serverConnectionConfig = DeviceManager.getServerConnectionConfig(playbackSession.serverConnectionConfigId)
+        if (serverConnectionConfig == null) {
+          Log.d(tag, "checkCurrentSessionProgress: Local library item server connection config is not saved ${playbackSession.serverConnectionConfigId}")
+          return true // carry on
+        }
+
         // Local playback session check if server has updated media progress
         Log.d(tag, "checkCurrentSessionProgress: Checking if local media progress was updated on server")
-        apiHandler.getMediaProgress(playbackSession.libraryItemId!!, playbackSession.episodeId) { mediaProgress ->
-          if (mediaProgress.lastUpdate > playbackSession.updatedAt && mediaProgress.currentTime != playbackSession.currentTime) {
+        apiHandler.getMediaProgress(playbackSession.libraryItemId!!, playbackSession.episodeId, serverConnectionConfig) { mediaProgress ->
+
+          if (mediaProgress != null && mediaProgress.lastUpdate > playbackSession.updatedAt && mediaProgress.currentTime != playbackSession.currentTime) {
             Log.d(tag, "checkCurrentSessionProgress: Media progress was updated since last play time updating from ${playbackSession.currentTime} to ${mediaProgress.currentTime}")
             mediaProgressSyncer.syncFromServerProgress(mediaProgress)
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/server/ApiHandler.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/server/ApiHandler.kt
index 1bf04c4c..874507a1 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/server/ApiHandler.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/server/ApiHandler.kt
@@ -87,13 +87,15 @@ class ApiHandler(var ctx:Context) {
       override fun onFailure(call: Call, e: IOException) {
         Log.d(tag, "FAILURE TO CONNECT")
         e.printStackTrace()
-        cb(JSObject())
+
+        val jsobj = JSObject()
+        jsobj.put("error", "Failed to connect")
+        cb(jsobj)
       }
 
       override fun onResponse(call: Call, response: Response) {
         response.use {
           if (!it.isSuccessful) {
-//            throw IOException("Unexpected code $response")
             val jsobj = JSObject()
             jsobj.put("error", "Unexpected code $response")
             cb(jsobj)
@@ -269,11 +271,18 @@ class ApiHandler(var ctx:Context) {
     }
   }
 
-  fun getMediaProgress(libraryItemId:String, episodeId:String?, cb: (MediaProgress) -> Unit) {
+  fun getMediaProgress(libraryItemId:String, episodeId:String?, serverConnectionConfig:ServerConnectionConfig?, cb: (MediaProgress?) -> Unit) {
     val endpoint = if(episodeId.isNullOrEmpty()) "/api/me/progress/$libraryItemId" else "/api/me/progress/$libraryItemId/$episodeId"
-    getRequest(endpoint, null, null) {
-      val progress = jacksonMapper.readValue<MediaProgress>(it.toString())
-      cb(progress)
+
+    // TODO: Using ping client here allows for shorter timeout (3 seconds), maybe rename or make diff client for requests requiring quicker response
+    getRequest(endpoint, pingClient, serverConnectionConfig) {
+      if (it.has("error")) {
+        Log.e(tag, "getMediaProgress: Failed to get progress")
+        cb(null)
+      } else {
+        val progress = jacksonMapper.readValue<MediaProgress>(it.toString())
+        cb(progress)
+      }
     }
   }