diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayerWithChapters.tsx b/src/components/VideoPlayerWithChapters.tsx
index 63b7880..a589f39 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPlayerWithChapters.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayerWithChapters.tsx
@@ -90,63 +90,82 @@ export const VideoPlayerWithChapters = forwardRef<VideoPlayerRef, VideoPlayerWit
 
   // Initialize Plyr and set up time tracking
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isYouTube || !plyrRef.current) return;
+    if (!isYouTube) return;
 
-    const plyrElement = plyrRef.current;
-    const player = plyrElement?.plyr;
-
-    if (!player) {
-      // Wait for player to be ready
-      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        const p = plyrElement?.plyr;
-        if (p) {
-          setPlayerInstance(p);
-          setupTimeTracking(p);
-        }
-      }, 100);
-      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
-    }
-
-    setPlayerInstance(player);
-    setupTimeTracking(player);
-
-    function setupTimeTracking(plyr: any) {
-      // Track time updates for chapter highlighting
-      plyr.on('timeupdate', (event: any) => {
-        const time = plyr.currentTime;
-        setCurrentTime(time);
-
-        if (onTimeUpdate) {
-          onTimeUpdate(time);
-        }
-
-        // Find current chapter
-        if (chapters.length > 0) {
-          let index = chapters.findIndex((chapter, i) => {
-            const nextChapter = chapters[i + 1];
-            return time >= chapter.time && (!nextChapter || time < nextChapter.time);
-          });
-
-          // If before first chapter, no active chapter
-          if (index === -1 && time < chapters[0].time) {
-            index = -1;
-          }
-
-          if (index !== currentChapterIndex) {
-            setCurrentChapterIndex(index);
-            if (index >= 0 && onChapterChange) {
-              onChapterChange(chapters[index]);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      });
-    }
-
-    return () => {
+    // Wait for player to initialize
+    const checkPlayer = setInterval(() => {
+      const player = plyrRef.current?.plyr;
       if (player) {
-        player.off('timeupdate');
+        clearInterval(checkPlayer);
+        setPlayerInstance(player);
+
+        // Set up time tracking using Plyr's event API
+        if (typeof player.on === 'function') {
+          player.on('timeupdate', () => {
+            const time = player.currentTime;
+            setCurrentTime(time);
+
+            if (onTimeUpdate) {
+              onTimeUpdate(time);
+            }
+
+            // Find current chapter
+            if (chapters.length > 0) {
+              let index = chapters.findIndex((chapter, i) => {
+                const nextChapter = chapters[i + 1];
+                return time >= chapter.time && (!nextChapter || time < nextChapter.time);
+              });
+
+              // If before first chapter, no active chapter
+              if (index === -1 && time < chapters[0].time) {
+                index = -1;
+              }
+
+              if (index !== currentChapterIndex) {
+                setCurrentChapterIndex(index);
+                if (index >= 0 && onChapterChange) {
+                  onChapterChange(chapters[index]);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          });
+        } else {
+          // Fallback: poll for time updates
+          const interval = setInterval(() => {
+            const time = player.currentTime;
+            setCurrentTime(time);
+
+            if (onTimeUpdate) {
+              onTimeUpdate(time);
+            }
+
+            // Find current chapter
+            if (chapters.length > 0) {
+              let index = chapters.findIndex((chapter, i) => {
+                const nextChapter = chapters[i + 1];
+                return time >= chapter.time && (!nextChapter || time < nextChapter.time);
+              });
+
+              if (index === -1 && time < chapters[0].time) {
+                index = -1;
+              }
+
+              if (index !== currentChapterIndex) {
+                setCurrentChapterIndex(index);
+                if (index >= 0 && onChapterChange) {
+                  onChapterChange(chapters[index]);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }, 500);
+
+          // Store interval ID for cleanup
+          return () => clearInterval(interval);
+        }
       }
-    };
+    }, 100);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(checkPlayer);
   }, [isYouTube, chapters, currentChapterIndex, onChapterChange, onTimeUpdate]);
 
   // Jump to specific time using Plyr API