diff --git a/bin/entrypoint-music.sh b/bin/entrypoint-music.sh
index cdeee61..45ddc20 100755
--- a/bin/entrypoint-music.sh
+++ b/bin/entrypoint-music.sh
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ __mpd_start() {
   sleep 10
   mpd /config/mpd/mpd.conf
   sleep 5
-  if pgrep mpd &>/dev/null && ! mpc status | grep -q 'playing'; then
-    mpc play &>/dev/null
+  if pgrep mpd &>/dev/null; then 
+    mpc status | grep -q 'playing' || mpc play &>/dev/null
   fi
 }
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