diff --git a/templates/quiz_multiplayer.html b/templates/quiz_multiplayer.html
index eb18682..789ab0c 100644
--- a/templates/quiz_multiplayer.html
+++ b/templates/quiz_multiplayer.html
@@ -177,8 +177,13 @@
 
     function quizifyReady() {
       // Musik abspielen, wenn Popup geschlossen
-      if (window.spotifyPlayer && window.spotifyPlayer._options && window.spotifyPlayer._options.getOAuthToken) {
+      function playTrackWhenReady() {
         const device_id = document.getElementById('device_id').value;
+        if (!device_id) {
+          // Player ist noch nicht bereit, nochmal versuchen
+          setTimeout(playTrackWhenReady, 200);
+          return;
+        }
         const playDuration = getPlayDuration();
         const startPosition = getOption('startPosition', 'start');
         let position_ms = 0;
@@ -190,10 +195,31 @@
         if (playDuration > 0) {
           window.quizifyTimeout = setTimeout(() => { window.spotifyPlayer.pause(); }, playDuration * 1000);
         }
-      } else if (window.onSpotifyWebPlaybackSDKReady) {
-        window.onSpotifyWebPlaybackSDKReady();
+        setCorrectAnswer();
+      }
+
+      // Player initialisieren, falls nicht vorhanden
+      if (!window.spotifyPlayer) {
+        window.onSpotifyWebPlaybackSDKReady = () => {
+          const token = '{{ access_token }}';
+          const player = new Spotify.Player({
+            name: 'Musik Quiz Player',
+            getOAuthToken: cb => { cb(token); },
+            volume: 0.5
+          });
+
+          player.addListener('ready', ({ device_id }) => {
+            document.getElementById('device_id').value = device_id;
+            playTrackWhenReady();
+          });
+
+          player.connect();
+          window.spotifyPlayer = player;
+        };
+        if (window.onSpotifyWebPlaybackSDKReady) window.onSpotifyWebPlaybackSDKReady();
+      } else {
+        playTrackWhenReady();
       }
-      setCorrectAnswer();
     }
 
     function setCorrectAnswer() {