diff --git a/music_assistant/server/providers/snapcast/__init__.py b/music_assistant/server/providers/snapcast/__init__.py
index a21ff0c12..72c20db54 100644
--- a/music_assistant/server/providers/snapcast/__init__.py
+++ b/music_assistant/server/providers/snapcast/__init__.py
@@ -192,9 +192,12 @@ async def cmd_play_url(
         player = self.mass.players.get(player_id)
         stream = self._get_snapstream(player_id)
         if stream.path != "":
-            await self._get_snapgroup(player_id).set_stream(await self._get_empty_stream())
+            new_stream_id = await self._get_empty_stream()
+            await self._get_snapgroup(player_id).set_stream(new_stream_id)
+            stream = self._snapserver.stream(new_stream_id)
 
         stream_host = stream._stream.get("uri").get("host")
+        stream_host = stream_host.replace("0.0.0.0", self.snapcast_server_host)
         ffmpeg = (
             FFmpeg()
             .option("y")
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ async def cmd_play_url(
                 ar=48000,
             )
         )
+
         await self.cmd_stop(player_id)
 
         ffmpeg_task = self.mass.create_task(ffmpeg.execute())
@@ -295,9 +299,9 @@ async def _get_empty_stream(self) -> str:
         port = 4953
         name = str(uuid.uuid4())
         while True:
-            port += 1
             new_stream = await self._snapserver.stream_add_stream(
-                f"tcp://{self.snapcast_server_host}:{port}?name={name}"
+                f"tcp://0.0.0.0:{port}?name={name}"
             )
-            if new_stream["id"] not in used_streams:
+            if "id" in new_stream and new_stream["id"] not in used_streams:
                 return new_stream["id"]
+            port += 1