diff --git a/addon/plugin.video.torttube/addon.xml b/addon/plugin.video.torttube/addon.xml
index 00b2af9..72eca3a 100644
--- a/addon/plugin.video.torttube/addon.xml
+++ b/addon/plugin.video.torttube/addon.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon id="plugin.video.torttube"
        name="torttube"
-       version="1.0.1"
+       version="1.0.2"
        provider-name="Sulkta-Coop">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
diff --git a/addon/plugin.video.torttube/main.py b/addon/plugin.video.torttube/main.py
index b813c2e..ee54755 100644
--- a/addon/plugin.video.torttube/main.py
+++ b/addon/plugin.video.torttube/main.py
@@ -663,31 +663,15 @@ class SponsorBlockMonitor(xbmc.Monitor):
             _log("sponsorblock: timed out waiting for playback to start")
             return
 
-        # Capture the file path that's actually playing now; bail if it changes
-        # mid-monitor (delegate-to-pv.youtube means our SponsorBlockMonitor is
-        # alive in our plugin's context while pv.youtube drives playback —
-        # if the user starts a different video, our skip-segments are stale).
-        #
-        try:
-            initial_file = player.getPlayingFile()
-        except Exception:
-            initial_file = ""
-
         while not self.abortRequested() and player.isPlaying():
             try:
                 pos = float(player.getTime())
-                current_file = player.getPlayingFile()
             except Exception:
-                # getTime raises various exception types when the player goes
-                # away mid-poll (Kodi shutdown, plugin reload, etc). Wider catch
-                # so an exception path doesn't escape into _play's finally and
+                # getTime raises various types when the player goes away
+                # mid-poll (Kodi shutdown, plugin reload, etc). Wider catch so
+                # an exception path doesn't escape into _play's finally and
                 # leak the MPD HTTP server.
                 return
-            if initial_file and current_file and current_file != initial_file:
-                # User started a different video — our skip segments are for the
-                # old one, abort instead of spurious-skipping the new content.
-                _log("sponsorblock: playing file changed, monitor exiting")
-                return
             for seg in self.segments:
                 uuid = seg.get("UUID", "")
                 if uuid in self.skipped:
diff --git a/sidecar/Cargo.toml b/sidecar/Cargo.toml
index b5ff0bb..3e638af 100644
--- a/sidecar/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sidecar/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = ["crates/torttube-sidecar"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.0.2"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors = ["Cobb <cobb@sulkta.com>"]