diff --git a/default.py b/default.py
index 4680f867..5d7f64c0 100644
--- a/default.py
+++ b/default.py
@@ -25,43 +25,32 @@ from API import API
 from PluginFunctions import PluginFunctions
 
 
-def json_query( method, unplayed=False, properties=None, sort=False, query_filter=False, limit=False, params=False):
-    json_query = { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": method, "params": {} }
-    if properties is not None:
-        json_query["params"]["properties"] = properties
-    if limit is not None:
-        json_query["params"]["limits"] =  {"end":limit if limit else 25}
-    if sort is not None:
-        json_query["params"]["sort"] = sort
-    if query_filter:
-        json_query["params"]["filter"] = query_filter
-    if params:
-        json_query["params"].update(params)
-
-    json_string = json.dumps(json_query)
-    rv = xbmc.executeJSONRPC(json_string)
-    
-    return unicode(rv, 'utf-8', errors='ignore')
-
-
 try:
     params = utils.get_params(sys.argv[2])
     mode = params['mode']
-    id = params['id']
+    id = params.get('id', None)
 except:
     params = {}
     mode = None
 
-if  mode == "play":
+if  mode == "play" or mode == "playfromaddon":
     # Play items via plugin://plugin.video.emby/
     url = "{server}/mediabrowser/Users/{UserId}/Items/%s?format=json&ImageTypeLimit=1" % id
     result = DownloadUtils().downloadUrl(url)
-    item = PlaybackUtils().PLAY(result, setup="default")
+    #from from addon needed if the palyback is launched from the addon itself
+    if mode == "playfromaddon":
+        item = PlaybackUtils().PLAY(result, setup="service")
+    else:
+        item = PlaybackUtils().PLAY(result, setup="default")
 
-    
-elif "getnextup" in sys.argv[0]:
-    params = utils.get_params(sys.argv[2])
-    tagname = params['tagname']
+elif mode == "reset":
+    utils.reset()
+
+
+elif  mode == "nextup":
+    #if the addon is called with nextup parameter, we return the nextepisodes list of the given tagname
+    tagname = params['id']
+    limit = int(params['limit'])
     xbmcplugin.setContent(int(sys.argv[1]), 'episodes')
     # First we get a list of all the in-progress TV shows - filtered by tag
     json_query_string = xbmc.executeJSONRPC('{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "VideoLibrary.GetTVShows", "params": { "sort": { "order": "descending", "method": "lastplayed" }, "filter": {"and": [{"operator":"true", "field":"inprogress", "value":""}, {"operator": "contains", "field": "tag", "value": "%s"}]}, "properties": [ "title", "studio", "mpaa", "file", "art" ]  }, "id": "libTvShows"}' %tagname)
@@ -87,6 +76,7 @@ elif "getnextup" in sys.argv[0]:
                         plot = item['plot']
                         liz = xbmcgui.ListItem(item['title'])
                         liz.setInfo( type="Video", infoLabels={ "Title": item['title'] })
+                        liz.setInfo( type="Video", infoLabels={ "duration": str(item['runtime']/60) })
                         liz.setInfo( type="Video", infoLabels={ "Episode": item['episode'] })
                         liz.setInfo( type="Video", infoLabels={ "Season": item['season'] })
                         liz.setInfo( type="Video", infoLabels={ "Premiered": item['firstaired'] })
@@ -111,10 +101,13 @@ elif "getnextup" in sys.argv[0]:
                         liz.setProperty("fanart_image", item['art'].get('tvshow.fanart',''))
                         for key, value in item['streamdetails'].iteritems():
                             for stream in value:
-                                liz.addStreamInfo( key, stream ) 
-                        
-                        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(handle=int(sys.argv[1]), url=item['file'], listitem=liz)
-    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(handle= int(sys.argv[1]))
+                                liz.addStreamInfo( key, stream )
+                        file = item['file'].replace("mode=play","mode=playfromaddon")
+                        xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(handle=int(sys.argv[1]), url=file, listitem=liz)
+                        count +=1
+                        if count == limit:
+                            break
+    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(handle=int(sys.argv[1]))
 
     
 #get extrafanart for listitem - this will only be used for skins that actually call the listitem's path + fanart dir... 
@@ -164,9 +157,6 @@ elif "extrafanart" in sys.argv[0]:
     #always do endofdirectory to prevent errors in the logs
     xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(int(sys.argv[1]))
 
-
-elif sys.argv[1] == "reset":
-    utils.reset()
 else:   
     xbmc.executebuiltin('Addon.OpenSettings(plugin.video.emby)')
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/DownloadUtils.py b/resources/lib/DownloadUtils.py
index 390a9d2d..d18d2b8a 100644
--- a/resources/lib/DownloadUtils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/DownloadUtils.py
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ class DownloadUtils():
                     self.logMsg("====== 200 Success ======", 2)
                     return r
                 except:
-                    self.logMsg("Unable to convert the response for: %s" % url, 1)
+                    if r.headers['content-type'] == "text/html":
+                        pass
+                    else:
+                        self.logMsg("Unable to convert the response for: %s" % url, 1)
             else:
                 r.raise_for_status()
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py b/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
index be4688ef..a9104355 100644
--- a/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
+++ b/resources/lib/KodiMonitor.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ from DownloadUtils import DownloadUtils
 from PlaybackUtils import PlaybackUtils
 
 class Kodi_Monitor(xbmc.Monitor):
+    
+    WINDOW = xbmcgui.Window(10000)
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         xbmc.Monitor.__init__(self)
 
@@ -26,7 +29,8 @@ class Kodi_Monitor(xbmc.Monitor):
     #this library monitor is used to detect a watchedstate change by the user through the library
     #as well as detect when a library item has been deleted to pass the delete to the Emby server
     def onNotification  (self,sender,method,data):
-        addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.emby')
+
+        WINDOW = self.WINDOW
         downloadUtils = DownloadUtils()
 
         if method == "VideoLibrary.OnUpdate":
@@ -37,15 +41,26 @@ class Kodi_Monitor(xbmc.Monitor):
                 playcount = jsondata.get("playcount")
                 item = jsondata.get("item").get("id")
                 type = jsondata.get("item").get("type")
-                if playcount != None:
+                prop = WINDOW.getProperty('Played%s%s' % (type,item))
+                
+                if (playcount != None) and (prop != "true"):
+                    WINDOW.setProperty("Played%s%s" % (type,item), "true")
                     utils.logMsg("MB# Sync","Kodi_Monitor--> VideoLibrary.OnUpdate : " + str(data),2)
                     WriteKodiDB().updatePlayCountFromKodi(item, type, playcount)
+                
+                self.clearProperty(type,item)
                     
         if method == "System.OnWake":
             xbmc.sleep(10000) #Allow network to wake up
             utils.logMsg("Doing_Db_Sync Post Resume: syncDatabase (Started)",1)
             libSync = LibrarySync().FullLibrarySync()
             utils.logMsg("Doing_Db_Sync Post Resume: syncDatabase (Finished) " + str(libSync),1)
+
+    def clearProperty(self,type,id):
+        # The sleep is necessary since VideoLibrary.OnUpdate
+        # triggers 3 times in a row.
+        xbmc.sleep(100)
+        self.WINDOW.clearProperty("Played%s%s" % (type,id))
             
         
                 
diff --git a/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py b/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py
index 4dae984a..854a28f8 100644
--- a/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/PlaybackUtils.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class PlaybackUtils():
             if xbmc.getCondVisibility("Window.IsActive(home)"):
                 xbmc.Player().play(playurl,listItem)
             else:
-               xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(int(sys.argv[1]), True, listItem)                
+               xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(int(sys.argv[1]), True, 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/Utils.py b/resources/lib/Utils.py
index 578a5cae..93af17b1 100644
--- a/resources/lib/Utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/Utils.py
@@ -143,16 +143,6 @@ def CleanName(filename):
     cleanedFilename = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', filename).encode('ASCII', 'ignore')
     return ''.join(c for c in cleanedFilename if c in validFilenameChars)
    
-
-def removeDirectory(path):
-    if xbmcvfs.exists(path):
-        allDirs, allFiles = xbmcvfs.listdir(path)
-        for dir in allDirs:
-            xbmcvfs.rmdir(os.path.join(path,dir))
-        for file in allFiles:
-            xbmcvfs.delete(os.path.join(path,file))
-        
-        xbmcvfs.rmdir(path)
         
 def reset():
 
@@ -161,6 +151,16 @@ def reset():
     if return_value == 0:
         return
 
+    #cleanup video nodes
+    import shutil
+    path = "special://userdata/library/video/"
+    if xbmcvfs.exists(path):
+        allDirs, allFiles = xbmcvfs.listdir(path)
+        for dir in allDirs:
+            if dir.startswith("Emby "):
+                shutil.rmtree(xbmc.translatePath("special://userdata/library/video/" + dir))
+
+    
     # Ask if user information should be deleted too.
     return_user = xbmcgui.Dialog().yesno("Warning", "Reset all Emby Addon settings?")
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py b/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
index 7ce70520..277437f2 100644
--- a/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
+++ b/resources/lib/WriteKodiDB.py
@@ -1159,6 +1159,17 @@ class WriteKodiDB():
                     ET.ElementTree(root).write(nodefile, xml_declaration=True)
                 except:
                     ET.ElementTree(root).write(nodefile)
+                    
+                #create tag node - nextup items
+                nodefile = os.path.join(libraryPath, tagname + "_nextup_episodes.xml")
+                root = Element("node", {"order":"4", "type":"folder"})
+                SubElement(root, "label").text = tagname + " - Nextup episodes"
+                SubElement(root, "path").text = "plugin://plugin.video.emby/?id=%s&mode=nextup&limit=25" %tagname
+                SubElement(root, "icon").text = "DefaultMovies.png"               
+                try:
+                    ET.ElementTree(root).write(nodefile, xml_declaration=True)
+                except:
+                    ET.ElementTree(root).write(nodefile)
                 
     def updateBoxsetToKodiLibrary(self, boxsetmovie, boxset, connection, cursor):
         strSet = boxset["Name"]
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index b1305123..a58bea71 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 		<setting id="sslcert" type="file" label="Client SSL certificate" visible="eq(-2,true)" enable="true" default="None" />
 		<setting type="sep" />
 		<setting id="deviceName" type="text" label="30016" default="Kodi" />
-		<setting id="playFromStream" type="bool" label="30002" visible="true" enable="true" default="false" />
 	</category>
 	<category label="Sync Options">
 	<!--  	<setting id="syncMovieBoxSets" type="bool" label="30238" default="true" visible="true" enable="true" /> -->
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 		<setting id="smbpassword" type="text" label="30008" default="" option="hidden" visible="true" enable="true" />
 	    <setting id="autoPlaySeason" type="bool" label="30216" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 	    <setting type="sep" />
+	    <setting id="playFromStream" type="bool" label="30002" visible="true" enable="true" default="false" />
 	    <setting id="videoBitRate" type="enum" label="30160" values="664 Kbps SD|996 Kbps HD|1.3 Mbps HD|2.0 Mbps HD|3.2 Mbps HD|4.7 Mbps HD|6.2 Mbps HD|7.7 Mbps HD|9.2 Mbps HD|10.7 Mbps HD|12.2 Mbps HD|13.7 Mbps HD|15.2 Mbps HD|16.7 Mbps HD|18.2 Mbps HD|20.0 Mbps HD|40.0 Mbps HD|100.0 Mbps HD [default]|1000.0 Mbps HD" default="17" />
 		<setting id="forceTranscodingCodecs" type="text" label="30245" />
 	</category>
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 	</category>
 	<category label="30022">
 		<setting id="logLevel" type="enum" label="30004" values="None|Info|Debug" default="1" />
-		<setting label="30239" type="action" action="RunScript(plugin.video.emby, reset)" />
+		<setting label="30239" type="action" action="RunPlugin(plugin://plugin.video.emby?mode=reset)" />
 	</category>
 </settings>