diff --git a/client/cypress/tests/players/MediaPlayerContainer.cy.js b/client/cypress/tests/players/MediaPlayerContainer.cy.js
index 97a881cb..9fb3f0be 100644
--- a/client/cypress/tests/players/MediaPlayerContainer.cy.js
+++ b/client/cypress/tests/players/MediaPlayerContainer.cy.js
@@ -256,16 +256,25 @@ describe('MediaPlayerContainer', () => {
         }
 
         cy.stub(win.HTMLMediaElement.prototype, 'load').callsFake(function load() {
+          if (this.__absLoadedMetadataDispatched) return
+
+          this.__absLoadedMetadataDispatched = true
           this.dispatchEvent(new win.Event('loadedmetadata'))
         }).as('mediaLoad')
 
         cy.stub(win.HTMLMediaElement.prototype, 'play').callsFake(function play() {
+          if (this.__absIsPlaying) return Promise.resolve()
+
+          this.__absIsPlaying = true
           this.dispatchEvent(new win.Event('play'))
           this.dispatchEvent(new win.Event('playing'))
           return Promise.resolve()
-        }).as('mediaPlay')
+        }).as('mediaPlayCall')
 
         cy.stub(win.HTMLMediaElement.prototype, 'pause').callsFake(function pause() {
+          if (!this.__absIsPlaying) return
+
+          this.__absIsPlaying = false
           this.dispatchEvent(new win.Event('pause'))
         }).as('mediaPause')
       })
@@ -284,7 +293,7 @@ describe('MediaPlayerContainer', () => {
     cy.get('button[aria-label="Play"]').click()
 
     cy.get('@mediaLoad').should('have.been.called')
-    cy.get('@mediaPlay').should('have.been.calledOnce')
+    cy.get('@mediaPlayCall').should('have.been.calledTwice')
     cy.get('@createMediaElementSource').should('have.been.calledOnce')
     cy.get('audio#audio-player').should(($audio) => {
       expect($audio[0].src).to.include(FIXTURE_URL)