diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaManager.kt
index 63e4d7ab..0fbc313b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/media/MediaManager.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import kotlin.coroutines.suspendCoroutine
 class MediaManager(var apiHandler: ApiHandler, var ctx: Context) {
   val tag = "MediaManager"
 
+  var isPaperInitialized = false
+
   var serverLibraryItems = listOf<LibraryItem>()
   var selectedLibraryId = ""
 
@@ -28,8 +30,11 @@ class MediaManager(var apiHandler: ApiHandler, var ctx: Context) {
   var serverConfigIdUsed:String? = null
 
   fun initializeAndroidAuto() {
-    Log.d(tag, "Android Auto started when MainActivity was never started - initializing Paper")
-    Paper.init(ctx)
+    if (!isPaperInitialized) {
+      Log.d(tag, "Android Auto started when MainActivity was never started - initializing Paper")
+      Paper.init(ctx)
+      isPaperInitialized = true
+    }
   }
 
   fun getIsLibrary(id:String) : Boolean {
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 bece9d1f..6a50bdab 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
@@ -701,11 +701,8 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat()  {
       // No further calls will be made to other media browsing methods.
       null
     } else {
-      if (!isStarted) {
-        Log.d(tag, "AA Not yet started")
-        mediaManager.initializeAndroidAuto()
-        isStarted = true
-      }
+      isStarted = true
+      mediaManager.initializeAndroidAuto()
       mediaManager.checkResetServerItems() // Reset any server items if no longer connected to server
 
       isAndroidAuto = true