diff --git a/android/android/app/src/main/java/com/ariacockpit/PcmStreamPlayerModule.kt b/android/android/app/src/main/java/com/ariacockpit/PcmStreamPlayerModule.kt
index fe2fef6..2815667 100644
--- a/android/android/app/src/main/java/com/ariacockpit/PcmStreamPlayerModule.kt
+++ b/android/android/app/src/main/java/com/ariacockpit/PcmStreamPlayerModule.kt
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@ class PcmStreamPlayerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContex
                             if (endRequested) {
                                 // Falls wir vor Pre-Roll enden (kurzer Text): trotzdem abspielen
                                 if (!playbackStarted) {
-                                    try { t.play() } catch (_: Exception) {}
-                                    playbackStarted = true
+                                    try {
+                                        t.play()
+                                        playbackStarted = true
+                                        Log.i(TAG, "Playback gestartet VOR Pre-Roll (kurzer Text, ${bytesBuffered}B gepuffert)")
+                                    } catch (e: Exception) {
+                                        Log.w(TAG, "play() fallback failed: ${e.message}")
+                                    }
                                 }
                                 return@Thread
                             }