diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db63eb79..00fe4cb3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Calvin Montgomery",
   "name": "CyTube",
   "description": "Online media synchronizer and chat",
-  "version": "3.64.0",
+  "version": "3.64.1",
   "repository": {
     "url": "http://github.com/calzoneman/sync"
   },
diff --git a/player/dailymotion.coffee b/player/dailymotion.coffee
index 9a8bc1f4..71239445 100644
--- a/player/dailymotion.coffee
+++ b/player/dailymotion.coffee
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ window.DailymotionPlayer = class DailymotionPlayer extends Player
 
         @setMediaProperties(data)
         @initialVolumeSet = false
+        @playbackReadyCb = null
 
         waitUntilDefined(window, 'DM', =>
             removeOld()
@@ -26,8 +27,7 @@ window.DailymotionPlayer = class DailymotionPlayer extends Player
             )
 
             @dm.addEventListener('apiready', =>
-                @dm.ready = true
-                @dm.apiready = true
+                @dmReady = true
                 @dm.addEventListener('ended', ->
                     if CLIENT.leader
                         socket.emit('playNext')
@@ -53,50 +53,59 @@ window.DailymotionPlayer = class DailymotionPlayer extends Player
                 # becomes unusable and attempting to load() will corrupt it and
                 # crash the player with an error.  As a short–medium term
                 # workaround, mark the player as "not ready" until the next
-                # video loads
+                # playback_ready event
                 @dm.addEventListener('video_end', =>
-                    @dm.ready = false
+                    @dmReady = false
                 )
                 @dm.addEventListener('playback_ready', =>
-                    @dm.ready = true
+                    @dmReady = true
+                    if @playbackReadyCb
+                        @playbackReadyCb()
+                        @playbackReadyCb = null
                 )
             )
         )
 
     load: (data) ->
         @setMediaProperties(data)
-        if @dm and @dm.apiready
+        if @dm and @dmReady
             @dm.load(data.id)
             @dm.seek(data.currentTime)
+        else if @dm
+            # TODO: Player::load() needs to be made asynchronous in the future
+            console.log('Warning: load() called before DM is ready, queueing callback')
+            @playbackReadyCb = () =>
+                @dm.load(data.id)
+                @dm.seek(data.currentTime)
         else
-            console.error('WTF?  DailymotionPlayer::load() called but dm is not ready')
+            console.error('WTF?  DailymotionPlayer::load() called but @dm is undefined')
 
     pause: ->
-        if @dm and @dm.ready
+        if @dm and @dmReady
             @paused = true
             @dm.pause()
 
     play: ->
-        if @dm and @dm.ready
+        if @dm and @dmReady
             @paused = false
             @dm.play()
 
     seekTo: (time) ->
-        if @dm and @dm.ready
+        if @dm and @dmReady
             @dm.seek(time)
 
     setVolume: (volume) ->
-        if @dm and @dm.ready
+        if @dm and @dmReady
             @dm.setVolume(volume)
 
     getTime: (cb) ->
-        if @dm and @dm.ready
+        if @dm and @dmReady
             cb(@dm.currentTime)
         else
             cb(0)
 
     getVolume: (cb) ->
-        if @dm and @dm.ready
+        if @dm and @dmReady
             if @dm.muted
                 cb(0)
             else