diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
index a3b16eaf..2478879e 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
     private Handler mProgressUpdateHandler = new Handler();
     private Runnable mProgressUpdateRunnable = null;
 
-    private String mUriString = null;
-    private boolean mIsNetwork = false;
+    private String mSrcUriString = null;
+    private String mSrcType = "mp4";
+    private boolean mSrcIsNetwork = false;
     private ScalableType mResizeMode = ScalableType.LEFT_TOP;
     private boolean mRepeat = false;
     private boolean mPaused = false;
@@ -100,9 +101,10 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
         }
     }
 
-    public void setSrc(final String uriString, final boolean isNetwork) throws IOException {
-        mUriString = uriString;
-        mIsNetwork = isNetwork;
+    public void setSrc(final String uriString, final String type, final boolean isNetwork) {
+        mSrcUriString = uriString;
+        mSrcType = type;
+        mSrcIsNetwork = isNetwork;
 
         mMediaPlayerValid = false;
         mVideoDuration = 0;
@@ -110,16 +112,29 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
         initializeMediaPlayerIfNeeded();
         mMediaPlayer.reset();
 
-        if (isNetwork) {
-            setDataSource(uriString);
-        } else {
-            setRawData(mThemedReactContext.getResources().getIdentifier(
-                    uriString,
-                    "raw",
-                    mThemedReactContext.getPackageName()
-            ));
+        try {
+            if (isNetwork) {
+                setDataSource(uriString);
+            } else {
+                setRawData(mThemedReactContext.getResources().getIdentifier(
+                        uriString,
+                        "raw",
+                        mThemedReactContext.getPackageName()
+                ));
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return;
         }
 
+        WritableMap src = Arguments.createMap();
+        src.putString(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_URI, uriString);
+        src.putString(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_TYPE, type);
+        src.putBoolean(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK, isNetwork);
+        WritableMap event = Arguments.createMap();
+        event.putMap(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC, src);
+        mEventEmitter.receiveEvent(getId(), Events.EVENT_LOAD_START.toString(), event);
+
         prepareAsync(this);
     }
 
@@ -247,11 +262,6 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
     @Override
     protected void onAttachedToWindow() {
         super.onAttachedToWindow();
-
-        try {
-            setSrc(mUriString, mIsNetwork);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
+        setSrc(mSrcUriString, mSrcType, mSrcIsNetwork);
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java
index aa5131ad..3ec693da 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java
@@ -63,29 +63,11 @@ public class ReactVideoViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactVideoView> {
 
     @ReactProp(name = PROP_SRC)
     public void setSrc(final ReactVideoView videoView, @Nullable ReadableMap src) {
-        final ThemedReactContext themedReactContext = (ThemedReactContext) videoView.getContext();
-        final RCTEventEmitter eventEmitter = themedReactContext.getJSModule(RCTEventEmitter.class);
-
-        try {
-            final String uriString = src.getString(PROP_SRC_URI);
-            final String type = src.getString(PROP_SRC_TYPE);
-            final boolean isNetwork = src.getBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK);
-
-            // TODO: Carry this inside videoView.setSrc
-            WritableMap writableSrc = Arguments.createMap();
-            writableSrc.putString(PROP_SRC_URI, uriString);
-            writableSrc.putString(PROP_SRC_TYPE, type);
-            writableSrc.putBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK, isNetwork);
-            WritableMap event = Arguments.createMap();
-            event.putMap(PROP_SRC, writableSrc);
-            eventEmitter.receiveEvent(videoView.getId(), Events.EVENT_LOAD_START.toString(), event);
-
-            videoView.setSrc(uriString, isNetwork);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            // TODO: Send onError
-            // TODO: Carry inside videoView.setSrc
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
+        videoView.setSrc(
+                src.getString(PROP_SRC_URI),
+                src.getString(PROP_SRC_TYPE),
+                src.getBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK)
+        );
     }
 
     @ReactProp(name = PROP_RESIZE_MODE)