diff --git a/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay.c b/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay.c
--- a/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay.c
+++ b/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay.c
@@ -129,16 +129,17 @@ oggplay_initialise(OggPlay *me, int bloc
   }
 
   /*
    * set all the tracks to inactive
    */
   for (i = 0; i < me->num_tracks; i++) {
     me->decode_data[i]->active = 0;
   }
+  me->active_tracks = 0;
 
   /*
    * if the buffer was set up before initialisation, prepare it now
    */
   if (me->buffer != NULL) {
     oggplay_buffer_prepare(me);
   }
 
@@ -693,18 +694,18 @@ read_more_data:
     /* end-of-file */
     if (r == 0) {
       num_records = oggplay_callback_info_prepare(me, &info);
      /*
        * set all of the tracks to inactive
        */
       for (i = 0; i < me->num_tracks; i++) {
         me->decode_data[i]->active = 0;
-        me->active_tracks = 0;
       }
+      me->active_tracks = 0;
 
       if (info != NULL) {
         me->callback (me, num_records, info, me->callback_user_ptr);
         oggplay_callback_info_destroy(me, info);
       }
 
       /*
        * ensure all tracks have their final data packet set to end_of_stream
diff --git a/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_callback.c b/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_callback.c
--- a/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_callback.c
+++ b/media/liboggplay/src/liboggplay/oggplay_callback.c
@@ -54,16 +54,17 @@ oggplay_init_theora(void *user_data) {
   theora_info_init(&(decoder->video_info));
   theora_comment_init(&(decoder->video_comment));
   decoder->remaining_header_packets = 3;
   decoder->granulepos_seen = 0;
   decoder->frame_delta = 0;
   decoder->y_width = 0;
   decoder->convert_to_rgb = 0;
   decoder->decoder.decoded_type = OGGPLAY_YUV_VIDEO;
+  decoder->decoder.player->active_tracks++;
 }
 
 void
 oggplay_shutdown_theora(void *user_data) {
 
   OggPlayTheoraDecode   * decoder = (OggPlayTheoraDecode *)user_data;
 
   if (decoder->remaining_header_packets == 0) {
@@ -366,16 +367,17 @@ oggplay_init_audio (void * user_data) {
 
   decoder->sound_info.channels = 0;
   fish_sound_set_interleave(decoder->sound_handle, 1);
   fish_sound_set_decoded_float_ilv(decoder->sound_handle,
                                       oggplay_fish_sound_callback_floats,
                                       (void *)decoder);
 
   decoder->decoder.decoded_type = OGGPLAY_FLOATS_AUDIO;
+  decoder->decoder.player->active_tracks++;
 }
 
 void
 oggplay_shutdown_audio(void *user_data) {
 
   OggPlayAudioDecode   * decoder = (OggPlayAudioDecode *)user_data;
 
   fish_sound_delete(decoder->sound_handle);
@@ -566,17 +568,17 @@ oggplay_initialise_decoder(OggPlay *me, 
 
   if (decoder == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
   decoder->serialno = serialno;
   decoder->content_type = content_type;
   decoder->content_type_name =
           oggz_stream_get_content_type (me->oggz, serialno);
-  decoder->active = 0;
+  decoder->active = 1;
   decoder->final_granulepos = -1;
   decoder->player = me;
   decoder->decoded_type = OGGPLAY_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 
   /*
    * set the StreamInfo to unitialised until we get some real data in
    */
   decoder->stream_info = OGGPLAY_STREAM_UNINITIALISED;