diff --git a/record-and-playback/presentation/playback/presentation/2.0/playback.js b/record-and-playback/presentation/playback/presentation/2.0/playback.js
index 8783cd9016..965f67872f 100755
--- a/record-and-playback/presentation/playback/presentation/2.0/playback.js
+++ b/record-and-playback/presentation/playback/presentation/2.0/playback.js
@@ -531,16 +531,6 @@ function loadPlayback() {
     loadAudio();
   }
 
-  // load up the acorn controls
-  logger.info("==Loading acorn media player");
-  $('#video').acornMediaPlayer({
-    theme: 'bigbluebutton',
-    volumeSlider: 'vertical'
-  });
-  $('#video').on("swap", function() {
-    swapVideoPresentation();
-  });
-
   if (hasDeskshare) {
     loadDeskshare();
   } else {
@@ -802,6 +792,16 @@ document.addEventListener('playback-ready', function(event) {
   if (dataReady && mediaReady && contentReady) {
     runPopcorn();
     if (firstLoad) {
+      // load up the acorn controls
+      logger.info("==Loading acorn media player");
+      $('#video').acornMediaPlayer({
+        theme: 'bigbluebutton',
+        volumeSlider: 'vertical'
+      });
+      $('#video').on("swap", function() {
+        swapVideoPresentation();
+      });
+
       initPopcorn();
     }
   }