diff --git a/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/EncodedVideoUnitViewModel.kt b/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/EncodedVideoUnitViewModel.kt
index 4ef854592..ab3e3e60d 100644
--- a/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/EncodedVideoUnitViewModel.kt
+++ b/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/EncodedVideoUnitViewModel.kt
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class EncodedVideoUnitViewModel(
         val executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
         CastContext.getSharedInstance(context, executor).addOnSuccessListener { castContext ->
             castPlayer = CastPlayer(castContext)
+            _isUpdated.value = true
         }.addOnFailureListener {
             logger.e(it, true)
         }
diff --git a/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/VideoUnitViewModel.kt b/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/VideoUnitViewModel.kt
index f753c9cef..42dbf5be9 100644
--- a/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/VideoUnitViewModel.kt
+++ b/course/src/main/java/org/openedx/course/presentation/unit/video/VideoUnitViewModel.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ open class VideoUnitViewModel(
     val currentVideoTime: LiveData<Long>
         get() = _currentVideoTime
 
-    private val _isUpdated = MutableLiveData(true)
+    protected val _isUpdated = MutableLiveData(true)
     val isUpdated: LiveData<Boolean>
         get() = _isUpdated