diff --git a/src/renderer/lib/errors.js b/src/renderer/lib/errors.js
index 4fbaefbf..80ca2688 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lib/errors.js
+++ b/src/renderer/lib/errors.js
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ class UnplayableFileError extends PlaybackError {
   constructor () { super('Can\'t play that file') }
 }
 
-class PlaybackTimedOutError extends PlaybackError {
-  constructor () { super('Playback timed out. Try again.') }
-}
-
 /* Sound */
 
 class InvalidSoundNameError extends SoundError {
@@ -42,7 +38,6 @@ module.exports = {
   TorrentError,
   UnplayableTorrentError,
   UnplayableFileError,
-  PlaybackTimedOutError,
   InvalidSoundNameError,
   TorrentKeyNotFoundError,
   InvalidTorrentError
diff --git a/src/renderer/pages/player-page.js b/src/renderer/pages/player-page.js
index 23e65ca8..5e7032c6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/pages/player-page.js
+++ b/src/renderer/pages/player-page.js
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ module.exports = class Player extends React.Component {
       </div>
     )
   }
+
+  onComponentWillUnmount () {
+    // Unload the media element so that Chromium stops trying to fetch data
+    const tag = document.querySelector('audio,video')
+    if (!tag) return
+    tag.pause()
+    tag.src = ''
+    tag.load()
+  }
 }
 
 // Handles volume change by wheel