diff --git a/modules/features/endofyear/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/endofyear/StoriesViewModel.kt b/modules/features/endofyear/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/endofyear/StoriesViewModel.kt
index 11e0062bfbf..bebbba1cfb3 100644
--- a/modules/features/endofyear/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/endofyear/StoriesViewModel.kt
+++ b/modules/features/endofyear/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/endofyear/StoriesViewModel.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class StoriesViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun start() {
+        if (state.value !is State.Loaded) return
+
         val currentState = state.value as State.Loaded
         val progressFraction =
             (PROGRESS_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS / totalLengthInMs.toFloat())