diff --git a/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java b/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java
index 3c1e1a5..42436ab 100644
--- a/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java
+++ b/jukebox/src/main/java/de/bstly/we/jukebox/businesslogic/JukeboxManager.java
@@ -369,16 +369,37 @@ public class JukeboxManager implements SmartInitializingSingleton {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		MultiValueMap<String, String> queryParameters = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>();
-		queryParameters.add("uri", uri);
-		queryParameters.add("device_id", config.getDeviceId());
-		WebClient.RequestBodySpec request = webClient.method(HttpMethod.POST)
-				.uri(uriBuilder -> uriBuilder.path("/v1/me/player/queue")
-						.queryParams(queryParameters).build())
-				.header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer "
-						+ config.getAccessToken());
+		JsonElement status = getStatus();
 
-		request.retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).block();
+		// start playing if not running
+		if (status == null || !status.isJsonObject()) {
+			MultiValueMap<String, String> queryParameters = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>();
+			queryParameters.add("device_id", config.getDeviceId());
+			WebClient.RequestBodySpec request = webClient.method(HttpMethod.PUT)
+					.uri(uriBuilder -> uriBuilder.path("/v1/me/player/play")
+							.queryParams(queryParameters).build())
+					.header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer "
+							+ config.getAccessToken());
+
+			JsonObject body = new JsonObject();
+			JsonArray uris = new JsonArray();
+			uris.add(uri);
+			body.add("uris", uris);
+			request.bodyValue(body.toString());
+			
+			request.retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).block();
+		} else {
+			MultiValueMap<String, String> queryParameters = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>();
+			queryParameters.add("uri", uri);
+			queryParameters.add("device_id", config.getDeviceId());
+			WebClient.RequestBodySpec request = webClient.method(HttpMethod.POST)
+					.uri(uriBuilder -> uriBuilder.path("/v1/me/player/queue")
+							.queryParams(queryParameters).build())
+					.header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer "
+							+ config.getAccessToken());
+
+			request.retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).block();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0fec4e8..6d85caa 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>11</java.version>
 		<log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
-		<revision>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+		<revision>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</revision>
 	</properties>
 
 	<parent>