diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/PlaybackContext.js b/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/PlaybackContext.js
index b77068f3aea2..8cf09f81c614 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/PlaybackContext.js
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayerContexts/PlaybackContext.js
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ function PlaybackContextProvider({children}) {
 
     const checkVideoPlaying = useCallback(
         (statusCallback) => {
+            if (!(currentVideoPlayerRef && currentVideoPlayerRef.current && currentVideoPlayerRef.current.getStatusAsync)) {
+                return;
+            }
             currentVideoPlayerRef.current.getStatusAsync().then((status) => {
                 statusCallback(status.isPlaying);
             });