diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt
index c4b6f14..bbd7553 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ class OmniPlayer(
             player.addListener(object : Player.Listener {
                 override fun onMediaItemTransition(item: MediaItem?, reason: Int) = followMedia(item)
             })
+            // check for cast rejoin
+            followMedia(player.currentMediaItem)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/example/App.tsx b/example/App.tsx
index 1d032ea..2a04719 100644
--- a/example/App.tsx
+++ b/example/App.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ function PlayerExample({
 	const volume = usePlayerState("volume");
 	const isAutoQuality = usePlayerState("isAutoQuality");
 	const castStatus = usePlayerState("castStatus");
+	const source = usePlayerState("source");
 	const [logs, setLogs] = useState<{ id: number; message: string }[]>([]);
 	const logId = useRef(0);
 	const tracks = {
@@ -281,6 +282,9 @@ function PlayerExample({
 				<Text style={styles.statText}>
 					Volume: {(volume * 100).toFixed(0)}%
 				</Text>
+				<Text style={styles.statText}>
+					Source: {source?.metadata?.title ?? "(none)"}
+				</Text>
 			</View>
 
 			<View style={styles.selectorCard}>
diff --git a/src/provider.tsx b/src/provider.tsx
index 80c16ab..46cb785 100755
--- a/src/provider.tsx
+++ b/src/provider.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 	useContext,
 	useEffect,
 	useEffectEvent,
+	useRef,
 	useState,
 } from "react";
 import { NitroModules } from "react-native-nitro-modules";
@@ -47,10 +48,13 @@ export const OmniProvider = ({
 		return () => player.abandon();
 	}, [player]);
 
+	const inited = useRef<NativeOmniPlayer | null>(null);
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (!player) return;
-		// early return on init to keep running cast sessions active
-		if (source == null && player.source == null) return;
+		if (inited.current !== player) {
+			inited.current = player;
+			if (source == null) return;
+		}
 		player.source = source;
 	}, [player, source]);