diff --git a/resources/lib/Player.py b/resources/lib/Player.py
index 8da0df1e..56d0838f 100644
--- a/resources/lib/Player.py
+++ b/resources/lib/Player.py
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ class Player( xbmc.Player ):
         
         self.logMsg("reportPlayback Called", 2)
         xbmcplayer = self.xbmcplayer
+        
+        if not xbmcplayer.isPlaying():
+            self.logMsg("reportPlayback: Not playing anything so returning", 0)
+            return
 
         currentFile = xbmcplayer.getPlayingFile()
         data = self.played_information.get(currentFile)
@@ -325,14 +329,11 @@ class Player( xbmc.Player ):
     def autoPlayPlayback(self):
         currentFile = xbmc.Player().getPlayingFile()
         data = self.played_information.get(currentFile)
-        
         # only report playback if emby has initiated the playback (item_id has value)
         if(data != None and data.get("item_id") != None):
             addonSettings = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.emby')
-            
             item_id = data.get("item_id")
             type = data.get("Type")
-          
             # if its an episode see if autoplay is enabled
             if addonSettings.getSetting("autoPlaySeason")=="true" and type=="Episode":
                     WINDOW = xbmcgui.Window( 10000 )
@@ -347,8 +348,10 @@ class Player( xbmc.Player ):
                         seasonId = MB3Episode["SeasonId"]
                         url = "{server}/mediabrowser/Users/{UserId}/Items?ParentId=%s&ImageTypeLimit=1&Limit=1&SortBy=SortName&SortOrder=Ascending&Filters=IsUnPlayed&IncludeItemTypes=Episode&IsVirtualUnaired=false&Recursive=true&IsMissing=False&format=json" % seasonId
                         jsonData = self.doUtils.downloadUrl(url)     
+                    
                         if(jsonData != ""):
-                            seasonData = json.loads(jsonData)
+                            seasonData = jsonData
+                    
                             if seasonData.get("Items") != None:
                                 item = seasonData.get("Items")[0]
                                 pDialog.create("Auto Play next episode", str(item.get("ParentIndexNumber")) + "x" + str(item.get("IndexNumber")) + ". " + item["Name"] + " found","Cancel to stop automatic play")
@@ -369,5 +372,5 @@ class Player( xbmc.Player ):
                                     xbmc.sleep(500)
                                     playTime = xbmc.Player().getTime()
                                     totalTime = xbmc.Player().getTotalTime()
-                                
+        
                                 PlaybackUtils().PLAYAllEpisodes(seasonData.get("Items"))  
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