diff --git a/src/ui/window.rs b/src/ui/window.rs
index c42ec48..6bb713e 100644
--- a/src/ui/window.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ mod imp {
     pub(super) enum State {
         Idle,
         FileLoading,
-        FileLoaded, // internal?
+        FileLoaded, // internal
         Active,
-        FileEnded, // internal?
+        FileEnded, // internal
         Seeking,
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ mod imp {
             // "Useful to drain property changes before a new file is loaded."
             mpv.add_hook(0, "on_before_start_file", 0).unwrap();
             // "Useful to drain property changes after a file has finished."
-            mpv.add_hook(0, "o_after_start_file", 0).unwrap();
+            mpv.add_hook(0, "on_after_end_file", 0).unwrap();
 
             Self {
                 state: Cell::new(State::Idle),
@@ -265,40 +265,69 @@ mod imp {
             let mpv_event_loop_handle = glib::spawn_future_local(async move {
                 loop {
                     let window = window.upgrade().unwrap();
-                    let listener = window.imp().mpv.wakeup_listener();
 
                     // only send property change notifications after the event queue is drained
                     let freeze_notify = window.freeze_notify();
+                    event!(
+                        Level::TRACE,
+                        "before event loop, state is {:?}",
+                        window.imp().state.get()
+                    );
 
-                    while let Some(event) = window.imp().mpv.wait_event(0.0) {
-                        use crate::mpv::Event;
+                    let listener = loop {
+                        let listener = window.imp().mpv.wakeup_listener();
 
-                        match event {
-                            Event::PropertyChange(event) => window.imp().on_property_change(event),
-                            Event::Hook(event) => window.imp().on_hook(event),
-                            Event::LogMessage(event) => window.imp().on_log_message(event),
+                        while let Some(event) = window.imp().mpv.wait_event(0.0) {
+                            use crate::mpv::Event;
 
-                            Event::StartFile(_) => window.imp().on_start_file(),
-                            Event::FileLoaded => window.imp().on_file_loaded(),
-                            Event::PlaybackRestart => window.imp().on_playback_restart(),
-                            Event::Seek => window.imp().on_seek(),
-                            Event::EndFile(event) => window.imp().on_end_file(event),
+                            match event {
+                                Event::PropertyChange(event) => {
+                                    window.imp().on_property_change(event)
+                                }
+                                Event::Hook(event) => window.imp().on_hook(event),
+                                Event::LogMessage(event) => window.imp().on_log_message(event),
 
-                            Event::Unknown(_) => {
-                                // either deprecated or future, ignore
+                                Event::StartFile(_) => window.imp().on_start_file(),
+                                Event::FileLoaded => window.imp().on_file_loaded(),
+                                Event::PlaybackRestart => window.imp().on_playback_restart(),
+                                Event::Seek => window.imp().on_seek(),
+                                Event::EndFile(event) => window.imp().on_end_file(event),
+
+                                Event::Unknown(_) => {
+                                    // either deprecated or future, ignore
+                                }
+
+                                Event::AudioReconfig => {
+                                    // "This is relatively uninteresting, because there is no such thing as audio output embedding."
+                                    // ^ ignore
+                                }
+
+                                _ => event!(Level::DEBUG, "unhandled {event:?}"),
                             }
-
-                            Event::AudioReconfig => {
-                                // "This is relatively uninteresting, because there is no such thing as audio output embedding."
-                                // ^ ignore
-                            }
-
-                            _ => event!(Level::DEBUG, "unhandled {event:?}"),
                         }
-                    }
+
+                        match window.imp().state.get() {
+                            State::FileLoaded | State::FileEnded => {
+                                // really annoying intermediary states we're not really interested
+                                // in seeing outside of this loop
+                                // just block until it's done lol
+                                use event_listener::Listener;
+                                event!(Level::INFO, "blocking");
+                                listener.wait();
+                            }
+
+                            _ => break listener,
+                        }
+                    };
 
                     // send property change notifications now
                     drop(freeze_notify);
+                    event!(
+                        Level::TRACE,
+                        "after event loop, state is {:?}",
+                        window.imp().state.get()
+                    );
+
                     drop(window);
                     listener.await;
                 }