diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index 0fbefffd..faefb7a6 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -438,7 +438,10 @@ const DEFAULT_MPV_PARAMETERS = (extraParameters?: string[]) => {
 
 let mpvInstance: MpvAPI | null = null;
 
-const createMpv = (data: { extraParameters?: string[]; properties?: Record<string, any> }) => {
+const createMpv = async (data: {
+    extraParameters?: string[];
+    properties?: Record<string, any>;
+}): Promise<MpvAPI> => {
     const { extraParameters, properties } = data;
 
     const params = uniq([...DEFAULT_MPV_PARAMETERS(extraParameters), ...(extraParameters || [])]);
@@ -457,15 +460,14 @@ const createMpv = (data: { extraParameters?: string[]; properties?: Record<strin
         params,
     );
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line promise/catch-or-return
-    mpv.start()
-        .catch((error) => {
-            console.log('MPV failed to start', error);
-        })
-        .finally(() => {
-            console.log('Setting MPV properties: ', properties);
-            mpv.setMultipleProperties(properties || {});
-        });
+    try {
+        await mpv.start();
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.log('MPV failed to start', error);
+    } finally {
+        console.log('Setting MPV properties: ', properties);
+        await mpv.setMultipleProperties(properties || {});
+    }
 
     mpv.on('status', (status, ...rest) => {
         console.log('MPV Event: status', status.property, status.value, rest);
@@ -530,15 +532,15 @@ ipcMain.on(
     'player-restart',
     async (_event, data: { extraParameters?: string[]; properties?: Record<string, any> }) => {
         mpvInstance?.quit();
-        mpvInstance = createMpv(data);
+        mpvInstance = await createMpv(data);
     },
 );
 
-ipcMain.on(
+ipcMain.handle(
     'player-initialize',
     async (_event, data: { extraParameters?: string[]; properties?: Record<string, any> }) => {
         console.log('Initializing MPV with data: ', data);
-        mpvInstance = createMpv(data);
+        mpvInstance = await createMpv(data);
     },
 );
 
diff --git a/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts b/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts
index 49c1e34c..a53d52d1 100644
--- a/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts
+++ b/src/main/preload/mpv-player.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import { ipcRenderer, IpcRendererEvent } from 'electron';
 import { PlayerData, PlayerState } from '/@/renderer/store';
 
 const initialize = (data: { extraParameters?: string[]; properties?: Record<string, any> }) => {
-    ipcRenderer.send('player-initialize', data);
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke('player-initialize', data);
 };
 
 const restart = (data: { extraParameters?: string[]; properties?: Record<string, any> }) => {
-    ipcRenderer.send('player-restart', data);
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke('player-restart', data);
 };
 
 const isRunning = () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/app.tsx b/src/renderer/app.tsx
index 1b6b82b0..d64b2149 100644
--- a/src/renderer/app.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/app.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const App = () => {
                     ...getMpvProperties(useSettingsStore.getState().playback.mpvProperties),
                 };
 
-                mpvPlayer?.initialize({
+                await mpvPlayer?.initialize({
                     extraParameters,
                     properties,
                 });