diff --git a/lib/provider/user_preferences_provider.dart b/lib/provider/user_preferences_provider.dart
index 262d7936b..dc5beb9d2 100644
--- a/lib/provider/user_preferences_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/provider/user_preferences_provider.dart
@@ -246,6 +246,6 @@ final userPreferencesProvider = ChangeNotifierProvider(
     recommendationMarket: 'US',
     themeMode: ThemeMode.system,
     layoutMode: kIsMobile ? LayoutMode.compact : LayoutMode.adaptive,
-    predownload: kIsMobile,
+    predownload: false,
   ),
 );
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 07fa32dfc..d0bffa1a9 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ packages:
   assets_audio_player:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: assets_audio_player
-      sha256: dcea8cd9c11cd9c34586f2446bfcdf099362159c56f97517ba941ac151974ea9
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
+      path: "."
+      ref: "4cbd4bc4b7be8a329effbb52c5b3f5d3ab042b35"
+      resolved-ref: "4cbd4bc4b7be8a329effbb52c5b3f5d3ab042b35"
+      url: "https://github.com/mt633/Flutter-AssetsAudioPlayer"
+    source: git
     version: "3.0.6"
   assets_audio_player_web:
     dependency: transitive
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index bae5f9798..c78d24981 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ environment:
 
 dependencies:
   args: ^2.3.2
-  assets_audio_player: ^3.0.6
+  # Patch for the uncontrollable shadow instance of ExoPlayer running in bg
+  # https://github.com/florent37/Flutter-AssetsAudioPlayer/issues/765
+  assets_audio_player: 
+    git:
+      url: https://github.com/mt633/Flutter-AssetsAudioPlayer
+      ref: 4cbd4bc4b7be8a329effbb52c5b3f5d3ab042b35
   async: ^2.9.0
   audio_service: ^0.18.9
   audio_session: ^0.1.13