diff --git a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
index ad2ff78674..092e681d01 100644
--- a/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/VideoFeed/index.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import {
 import {sanitizeDisplayName} from '#/lib/strings/display-names'
 import {cleanError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {sanitizeHandle} from '#/lib/strings/handles'
+import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {isAndroid} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useA11y} from '#/state/a11y'
 import {
@@ -1057,10 +1058,14 @@ function PlayPauseTapArea({
     // gets called after a timeout, so guard against being called after unmount -sfn
     if (!player || !isMounted.current) return
     doubleTapRef.current = null
-    if (player.playing) {
-      player.pause()
-    } else {
-      player.play()
+    try {
+      if (player.playing) {
+        player.pause()
+      } else {
+        player.play()
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Could not toggle play/pause', {safeMessage: err})
     }
   })