diff --git a/syncplay/players/basePlayer.py b/syncplay/players/basePlayer.py
index 6fffa3d..97fc2a2 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/basePlayer.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/basePlayer.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class BasePlayer(object):
     '''
     @type filePath: string 
     '''
-    def openFile(self, filePath):
+    def openFile(self, filePath, resetPosition=False):
         raise NotImplementedError()
     
     
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpc.py b/syncplay/players/mpc.py
index 0dfef45..d23d857 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mpc.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpc.py
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class MPCHCAPIPlayer(BasePlayer):
         if filePath:
             self.openFile(filePath)
     
-    def openFile(self, filePath):
+    def openFile(self, filePath, resetPosition=False):
         self._mpcApi.openFile(filePath)
         
     def displayMessage(self, message, duration = (constants.OSD_DURATION*1000)):
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
index 06624a5..d79c048 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         self.quitReason = None
         self.lastLoadedTime = None
         self.fileLoaded = False
-        self._resetPosition = False
+        self.lastResetTime = None
         try:
             self._listener = self.__Listener(self, playerPath, filePath, args)
         except ValueError:
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
     def _loadFile(self, filePath):
         self._listener.sendLine(u'loadfile {}'.format(self._quoteArg(filePath)))
 
-    def openFile(self, filePath):
+    def openFile(self, filePath, resetPosition=False):
+        if resetPosition:
+            self.lastResetTime = time.time()
         self._loadFile(filePath)
         self._onFileUpdate()
         if self._paused != self._client.getGlobalPaused():
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpv.py b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
index 61309a8..6260ada 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mpv.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class MpvPlayer(MplayerPlayer):
             self._listener.sendLine('cycle pause')
 
     def _storePosition(self, value):
-        if self._resetPosition:
+        if self._recentlyReset():
             self._position = 0
         elif self._fileIsLoaded():
             self._position = value
@@ -65,17 +65,22 @@ class MpvPlayer(MplayerPlayer):
                 self._positionAsk.set()
 
         elif "Playing:" in line:
-            if self._position < 1:
-                self._resetPosition = True
             self._clearFileLoaded()
 
+    def _recentlyReset(self):
+        if not self.lastResetTime:
+            return False
+        elif time.time() < self.lastResetTime + constants.MPV_NEWFILE_IGNORE_TIME:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
     def _onMPVFileUpdate(self):
         self.fileLoaded = True
         self.lastLoadedTime = time.time()
         self.reactor.callFromThread(self._client.updateFile, self._filename, self._duration, self._filepath)
-        if not self._resetPosition:
+        if not (self._recentlyReset()):
             self.reactor.callFromThread(self.setPosition, self._client.getGlobalPosition())
-        self._resetPosition = False
         if self._paused != self._client.getGlobalPaused():
             self.reactor.callFromThread(self._client.getGlobalPaused)
 
diff --git a/syncplay/players/vlc.py b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
index 4ca0d91..fe6f79a 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/vlc.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/vlc.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class VlcPlayer(BasePlayer):
     def _isASCII (self, s):
         return all(ord(c) < 128 for c in s)
 
-    def openFile(self, filePath):
+    def openFile(self, filePath, resetPosition=False):
         if self._isASCII(filePath):
             self._listener.sendLine('load-file: {}'.format(filePath.encode('ascii', 'ignore')))
         else:
diff --git a/syncplay/ui/gui.py b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
index 476c700..4f8c32b 100644
--- a/syncplay/ui/gui.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/gui.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                 self._syncplayClient._player.openFile(dropfilepath)
             else:
                 self._syncplayClient.setPosition(0)
-                self._syncplayClient._player.openFile(dropfilepath)
+                self._syncplayClient._player.openFile(dropfilepath, resetPosition=True)
                 self._syncplayClient.setPosition(0)
     
     def saveSettings(self):