diff --git a/src/playbin.vala b/src/playbin.vala
index fe71d7f..af4603e 100644
--- a/src/playbin.vala
+++ b/src/playbin.vala
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class Playbin : GLib.Object {
                         case 1:
                             assert (data.name == "duration");
                             if (data.format == Mpv.Format.NONE) {
-                                this.duration = 0.0;
+                                // this.duration = 0.0; i think this prevents the fallback below from working
                             } else {
                                 this.duration = data.parse_double ();
                             }