diff --git a/src/systems/app-mode.js b/src/systems/app-mode.js
index 2d9557469719f045c4669ecd3a3b698cc9101914..4dff5c05ac1a8061fe6bd6e348df2a5edd25a8ac 100644
--- a/src/systems/app-mode.js
+++ b/src/systems/app-mode.js
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent("vr-mode-toggle-playing", {
 
   init() {
     this.updateComponentState = this.updateComponentState.bind(this);
-    this.updateComponentState();
   },
 
   play() {
+    this.updateComponentState();
     this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener("enter-vr", this.updateComponentState);
     this.el.sceneEl.addEventListener("exit-vr", this.updateComponentState);
   },