diff --git a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
index 808c9c2..5634470 100644
--- a/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
+++ b/allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs
@@ -1852,27 +1852,26 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
                     var item = itemResult.RootElement;
                     _logger.LogInformation("📦 Fetched item details for playback report");
                     
-                    // Build enhanced playback start info with full item details
-                    var enhancedBody = new
+                    // Build playback start info - Jellyfin will fetch item details itself
+                    var playbackStart = new
                     {
                         ItemId = itemId,
                         PositionTicks = doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("PositionTicks", out var posProp) ? posProp.GetInt64() : 0,
-                        // Include the full item so Jellyfin can display "Now Playing"
-                        NowPlayingItem = item.Clone()
+                        // Let Jellyfin fetch the item details - don't include NowPlayingItem
                     };
                     
-                    var enhancedJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(enhancedBody);
-                    _logger.LogInformation("📤 Sending enhanced playback start with item details");
+                    var playbackJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(playbackStart);
+                    _logger.LogInformation("📤 Sending playback start: {Json}", playbackJson);
                     
-                    var (result, statusCode) = await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync("Sessions/Playing", enhancedJson, Request.Headers);
+                    var (result, statusCode) = await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync("Sessions/Playing", playbackJson, Request.Headers);
                     
                     if (statusCode == 204 || statusCode == 200)
                     {
-                        _logger.LogInformation("✓ Enhanced playback start forwarded to Jellyfin ({StatusCode})", statusCode);
+                        _logger.LogInformation("✓ Playback start forwarded to Jellyfin ({StatusCode})", statusCode);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        _logger.LogWarning("⚠️  Enhanced playback start returned status {StatusCode}", statusCode);
+                        _logger.LogWarning("⚠️  Playback start returned status {StatusCode}", statusCode);
                     }
                 }
                 else
@@ -1888,7 +1887,7 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to send enhanced playback start, trying basic");
+                _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to send playback start, trying basic");
                 // Fall back to basic playback start
                 var (result, statusCode) = await _proxyService.PostJsonAsync("Sessions/Playing", body, Request.Headers);
                 if (statusCode == 204 || statusCode == 200)