diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer+Events.swift b/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer+Events.swift
index 67263e33..3314c429 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer+Events.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/ios/hybrids/VideoPlayer/HybridVideoPlayer+Events.swift
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ extension HybridVideoPlayer: VideoPlayerObserverDelegate {
   }
   
   func updateAndEmitPlaybackState() {
-    let isPlaying = playerPointer.rate > 0 && !isCurrentlyBuffering
+    let isPlaying = (player?.rate ?? 0) > 0 && !isCurrentlyBuffering
     
     eventEmitter.onPlaybackStateChange(.init(isPlaying: isPlaying, isBuffering: isCurrentlyBuffering))
     eventEmitter.onBuffer(isCurrentlyBuffering)
diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/package.json b/packages/react-native-video/package.json
index 23ce412d..67dc12c9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-video",
-  "version": "7.0.0-dev.11",
+  "version": "7.0.0-dev.12",
   "description": "<Video /> Component for React Native",
   "source": "./src/index.tsx",
   "main": "./lib/commonjs/index.js",