1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
index a82e82506..d3a7fdee4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/playback/PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer.java
@@ -604,7 +604,11 @@ public class PlaybackServiceMediaPlayer implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPre
      * Returns the position of the current media object or INVALID_TIME if the position could not be retrieved.
      */
     public int getPosition() {
-        if (!playerLock.tryLock()) {
+        try {
+            if (!playerLock.tryLock(50, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)) {
+                return INVALID_TIME;
+            }
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             return INVALID_TIME;
         }