diff --git a/src/components/LivePlayer.vue b/src/components/LivePlayer.vue
index aab2d3a..52b5caa 100644
--- a/src/components/LivePlayer.vue
+++ b/src/components/LivePlayer.vue
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ let startupRetryTimer = null
 let startupRetryCount = 0
 let startupStartedAt = 0
 let activeUrl = ''
+let mediaRecoverAttempted = false
 
 const playable = computed(() => props.playUrl && !props.playUrl.startsWith('fake://'))
 const isLiveShell = computed(() => props.active && !playable.value)
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ function clearMediaListeners() {
 
 function destroyPlayer() {
   clearMediaListeners()
+  mediaRecoverAttempted = false
   needsUserPlay.value = false
   if (hls) {
     hls.destroy()
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ async function attachPlayer(url, { seq: existingSeq } = {}) {
     startupRetryCount = 0
     startupStartedAt = Date.now()
     waitingForStream.value = false
+    mediaRecoverAttempted = false
   }
 
   activeUrl = url || ''
@@ -371,13 +374,17 @@ async function attachPlayer(url, { seq: existingSeq } = {}) {
       }
 
       if (data.type === Hls.ErrorTypes.MEDIA_ERROR) {
-        try {
-          console.warn('[live-player] hls media fatal, recover once', data)
-          hls.recoverMediaError()
-          return
-        } catch (recoverErr) {
-          console.warn('[live-player] hls recover failed', recoverErr)
+        if (!mediaRecoverAttempted) {
+          mediaRecoverAttempted = true
+          try {
+            console.warn('[live-player] hls media fatal, recover once', data)
+            hls.recoverMediaError()
+            return
+          } catch (recoverErr) {
+            console.warn('[live-player] hls recover failed', recoverErr)
+          }
         }
+        // already attempted or recover threw → fall through to emitFatal
       }
 
       console.warn('[live-player] hls fatal', data)