diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/projectpage/ProjectPageViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/projectpage/ProjectPageViewModel.kt
index 9f09eb70a4..b7d4185ce9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/projectpage/ProjectPageViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/projectpage/ProjectPageViewModel.kt
@@ -963,7 +963,6 @@ interface ProjectPageViewModel {
                 .map {
                     it.hasVideo()
                 }
-                .distinctUntilChanged()
                 .subscribe { this.playButtonIsVisible.onNext(it) }
                 .addToDisposable(disposables)
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/ProjectPageViewModelTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/ProjectPageViewModelTest.kt
index 3e28c24413..63c0d3acb4 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/ProjectPageViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/kickstarter/viewmodels/ProjectPageViewModelTest.kt
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class ProjectPageViewModelTest : KSRobolectricTestCase() {
 
         this.vm.configureWith(Intent().putExtra(IntentKey.PROJECT, project))
 
-        playButtonIsVisible.assertValues(false)
+        playButtonIsVisible.assertValues(false, false)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class ProjectPageViewModelTest : KSRobolectricTestCase() {
 
         this.vm.configureWith(Intent().putExtra(IntentKey.PROJECT, project))
 
-        playButtonIsVisible.assertValues(true)
+        playButtonIsVisible.assertValues(true, true)
     }
 
     @Test