diff --git a/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx b/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
index bdb8faf6..eec3ed31 100644
--- a/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/atoms/NextEpisodeButton.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function NextEpisodeButton(props: {
   }, [setDirectMeta, nextEp, meta, props, setShouldStartFromBeginning]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (time >= duration && meta && nextEp) {
+    if (time === duration && meta && nextEp) {
       loadNextEpisode();
     }
   }, [time, duration, meta, nextEp, loadNextEpisode]);