diff --git a/player/base.coffee b/player/base.coffee
index f7c47e03..d03fe268 100644
--- a/player/base.coffee
+++ b/player/base.coffee
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ window.Player = class Player
 
     getVolume: (cb) ->
         cb(VOLUME)
+
+    destroy: ->
diff --git a/player/update.coffee b/player/update.coffee
index 25bf546a..1388740d 100644
--- a/player/update.coffee
+++ b/player/update.coffee
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ TYPE_MAP =
     im: ImgurPlayer
 
 window.loadMediaPlayer = (data) ->
+    try
+        if window.PLAYER
+            window.PLAYER.destroy()
+    catch error
+        console.error error
+
     if data.meta.direct and data.type != 'gd'
         try
             window.PLAYER = new VideoJSPlayer(data)
diff --git a/player/videojs.coffee b/player/videojs.coffee
index 383d77e3..e73473e6 100644
--- a/player/videojs.coffee
+++ b/player/videojs.coffee
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ window.VideoJSPlayer = class VideoJSPlayer extends Player
         # existing player object, however it appears to be pretty glitchy when
         # a video can't be played (either previous or next video).  It's safer
         # to just reset the entire thing.
+        @destroy()
         @loadPlayer(data)
 
     play: ->
@@ -165,3 +166,8 @@ window.VideoJSPlayer = class VideoJSPlayer extends Player
                 cb(@player.volume())
         else
             cb(VOLUME)
+
+    destroy: ->
+        removeOld()
+        if @player
+            @player.dispose()
diff --git a/www/js/player.js b/www/js/player.js
index 8704b4e8..fcec63a8 100644
--- a/www/js/player.js
+++ b/www/js/player.js
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
       return cb(VOLUME);
     };
 
+    Player.prototype.destroy = function() {};
+
     return Player;
 
   })();
@@ -587,6 +589,7 @@
 
     VideoJSPlayer.prototype.load = function(data) {
       this.setMediaProperties(data);
+      this.destroy();
       return this.loadPlayer(data);
     };
 
@@ -636,6 +639,13 @@
       }
     };
 
+    VideoJSPlayer.prototype.destroy = function() {
+      removeOld();
+      if (this.player) {
+        return this.player.dispose();
+      }
+    };
+
     return VideoJSPlayer;
 
   })(Player);
@@ -1259,19 +1269,27 @@
   };
 
   window.loadMediaPlayer = function(data) {
-    var e, error1, error2;
+    var e, error, error1, error2, error3;
+    try {
+      if (window.PLAYER) {
+        window.PLAYER.destroy();
+      }
+    } catch (error1) {
+      error = error1;
+      console.error(error);
+    }
     if (data.meta.direct && data.type !== 'gd') {
       try {
         return window.PLAYER = new VideoJSPlayer(data);
-      } catch (error1) {
-        e = error1;
+      } catch (error2) {
+        e = error2;
         return console.error(e);
       }
     } else if (data.type in TYPE_MAP) {
       try {
         return window.PLAYER = TYPE_MAP[data.type](data);
-      } catch (error2) {
-        e = error2;
+      } catch (error3) {
+        e = error3;
         return console.error(e);
       }
     }