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 fcddb28c..931bc9fe 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -540,8 +540,15 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
                                 // Initialize handler to run on the main thread
                                 activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                                     public void run() {
-                                        // Source initialization must run on the main thread
-                                        initializePlayerSource(self, drmSessionManager);
+                                        try {
+                                            // Source initialization must run on the main thread
+                                            initializePlayerSource(self, drmSessionManager);
+                                        } catch (Exception ex) {
+                                            self.playerNeedsSource = true;
+                                            Log.e("ExoPlayer Exception", "Failed to initialize Player!");
+                                            Log.e("ExoPlayer Exception", ex.toString());
+                                            self.eventEmitter.error(ex.toString(), ex, "1001");
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 });
                             }
@@ -620,7 +627,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
 
     private void initializePlayerSource(ReactExoplayerView self, DrmSessionManager drmSessionManager) {
         ArrayList<MediaSource> mediaSourceList = buildTextSources();
-        MediaSource videoSource = buildMediaSource(srcUri, extension, drmSessionManager);
+        MediaSource videoSource = buildMediaSource(self.srcUri, self.extension, drmSessionManager);
         MediaSource mediaSource;
         if (mediaSourceList.size() == 0) {
             mediaSource = videoSource;