diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java
index 35d56512..fc966005 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ExoPlayerView.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public final class ExoPlayerView extends FrameLayout {
     private Context context;
     private ViewGroup.LayoutParams layoutParams;
 
-    private boolean useTextureView = false;
+    private boolean useTextureView = true;
     private boolean hideShutterView = false;
 
     public ExoPlayerView(Context context) {
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ public final class ExoPlayerView extends FrameLayout {
     }
 
     public void setUseTextureView(boolean useTextureView) {
-        this.useTextureView = useTextureView;
-        updateSurfaceView();
+        if (useTextureView != this.useTextureView) {
+            this.useTextureView = useTextureView;
+            updateSurfaceView();
+        }
     }
 
     public void setHideShutterView(boolean hideShutterView) {
diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index a18f7cff..1197a8d8 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
     private boolean disableFocus;
     private float mProgressUpdateInterval = 250.0f;
     private boolean playInBackground = false;
-    private boolean useTextureView = false;
-    private boolean hideShutterView = false;
     private Map<String, String> requestHeaders;
     // \ End props