diff --git a/RCTVideo.m b/RCTVideo.m
index 5a6d80d5..4fc9cf66 100644
--- a/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/RCTVideo.m
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ static NSString *const playbackRate = @"rate";
 
   _player = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:_playerItem];
   _player.actionAtItemEnd = AVPlayerActionAtItemEndNone;
+    
+  if (_playbackRateObserverRegistered) {
+    [_player removeObserver:self forKeyPath:playbackRate];
+    _playbackRateObserverRegistered = NO;
+  }
   [_player addObserver:self forKeyPath:playbackRate options:0 context:nil];
   _playbackRateObserverRegistered = YES;