diff --git a/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py b/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py
index 7345511e..f3fc32aa 100644
--- a/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py
+++ b/resources/lib/LibrarySync.py
@@ -630,26 +630,27 @@ class LibrarySync():
         if type=='Movie':
             MB3Movie = ReadEmbyDB().getItem(itemID)
             kodiItem = ReadKodiDB().getKodiMovie(itemID)
-                    
+            print MB3Movie        
             if(self.ShouldStop()):
                 return True
                             
             if(MB3Movie == None):
                 return False    
                     
-            if(allKodiMovies == None):
+            if(kodiItem == None):
                 return False               
                             
             userData=API().getUserData(MB3Movie)
             timeInfo = API().getTimeInfo(MB3Movie)
             if kodiItem != None:
-                WriteKodiDB().updateProperty(kodiItem,"playcount",int(userData.get("PlayCount")),"movie")
+                
                 kodiresume = int(round(kodiItem['resume'].get("position")))
                 resume = int(round(float(timeInfo.get("ResumeTime"))))*60
                 total = int(round(float(timeInfo.get("TotalTime"))))*60
                 if kodiresume != resume:
                     WriteKodiDB().setKodiResumePoint(kodiItem['movieid'],resume,total,"movie")
-                                
+                #write property forced will refresh the item in the list so playcount change is immediately visible
+                WriteKodiDB().updateProperty(kodiItem,"playcount",int(userData.get("PlayCount")),"movie",True)
             if(self.ShouldStop()):
                 return True 
                     
@@ -664,14 +665,13 @@ class LibrarySync():
                 userData=API().getUserData(MB3Episode)
                 timeInfo = API().getTimeInfo(MB3Episode)
                 if kodiItem != None:
-                    if kodiItem['playcount'] != int(userData.get("PlayCount")):
-                        WriteKodiDB().updateProperty(kodiItem,"playcount",int(userData.get("PlayCount")),"episode")
                     kodiresume = int(round(kodiItem['resume'].get("position")))
                     resume = int(round(float(timeInfo.get("ResumeTime"))))*60
                     total = int(round(float(timeInfo.get("TotalTime"))))*60
                     if kodiresume != resume:
                         WriteKodiDB().setKodiResumePoint(kodiItem['episodeid'],resume,total,"episode")
-                                    
+                    #write property forced will refresh the item in the list so playcount change is immediately visible
+                    WriteKodiDB().updateProperty(kodiItem,"playcount",int(userData.get("PlayCount")),"episode",True)             
                 if(self.ShouldStop()):
                     return True          
         
diff --git a/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py b/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py
index 997f836b..1680388f 100644
--- a/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ class PlaybackUtils():
                 WINDOW.setProperty(playurl+"SubtitleStreamIndex", str(mediaSources[0].get('DefaultSubtitleStreamIndex')))
 
         #this launches the playback
+        #artwork only works with both resolvedurl and player command
         xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(int(sys.argv[1]), True, listItem)
-    
+        xbmc.Player().play(playurl,listItem)
 
     def setArt(self, list,name,path):
         if name=='thumb' or name=='fanart_image' or name=='small_poster' or name=='tiny_poster'  or name == "medium_landscape" or name=='medium_poster' or name=='small_fanartimage' or name=='medium_fanartimage' or name=='fanart_noindicators':
diff --git a/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py b/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
index ec4f6530..02d6147e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
+++ b/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class WriteKodiDB():
         return changes
     
     # adds or updates the given property on the videofile in Kodi database
-    def updateProperty(self,KodiItem,propertyName,propertyValue,fileType):
+    def updateProperty(self,KodiItem,propertyName,propertyValue,fileType,forced=False):
         if fileType == "tvshow":
             id = KodiItem['tvshowid']
             jsoncommand_i = '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "VideoLibrary.SetTVShowDetails", "params": { "tvshowid": %i, "%s": %i}, "id": 1 }'
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class WriteKodiDB():
             jsoncommand_s = '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "VideoLibrary.SetMovieDetails", "params": { "movieid": %i, "%s": "%s"}, "id": 1 }'
         
         changes = False
-        if propertyValue != KodiItem[propertyName]:
+        if ((propertyValue != KodiItem[propertyName]) or forced):
             if propertyValue != None:
                 if type(propertyValue) is int:
                     xbmc.sleep(sleepVal)