diff --git a/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp b/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp
index 09ac318..b3234b8 100644
--- a/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@ MpvPlayerBackend::addVolume(const QVariant& volume)
                          << "volume" << volume);
 }
 
+void
+MpvPlayerBackend::seekAbsolute(const QVariant& seekTime)
+{
+  command(QVariantList() << "seek" << seekTime << "absolute");
+}
+
 void
 MpvPlayerBackend::seek(const QVariant& seekTime)
 {
@@ -393,6 +399,7 @@ MpvPlayerBackend::handle_mpv_event(mpv_event* event)
       } else if (strcmp(prop->name, "duration") == 0) {
         if (prop->format == MPV_FORMAT_DOUBLE) {
           double time = *(double*)prop->data;
+          updateDurationStringText();
           findChild<QObject*>("progressBar")->setProperty("to", time);
         }
       } else if (strcmp(prop->name, "volume") == 0) {
@@ -424,6 +431,7 @@ MpvPlayerBackend::handle_mpv_event(mpv_event* event)
           updatePrev(QVariant(pos));
         }
       } else if (strcmp(prop->name, "pause") == 0) {
+        qDebug() << prop->data;
         updatePlayPause(getProperty("pause"));
       } else if (strcmp(prop->name, "tracks-menu") == 0) {
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "tracksUpdate");
diff --git a/src/MpvPlayerBackend.h b/src/MpvPlayerBackend.h
index 41aa7da..6a0a1db 100644
--- a/src/MpvPlayerBackend.h
+++ b/src/MpvPlayerBackend.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public slots:
   void addVolume(const QVariant& volume);
   void loadFile(const QVariant& filename);
   void seek(const QVariant& seekTime);
+  void seekAbsolute(const QVariant& seekTime);
   void command(const QVariant& params);
   void setProperty(const QString& name, const QVariant& value);
   void setOption(const QString& name, const QVariant& value);
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index 649757b..35f4c31 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             if (val != 0) {
                 skipto = Math.floor(progressBar.to / 9 * val)
             }
-            player.command(["seek", skipto, "absolute"])
+            player.seekAbsolute(skipto)
         }
 
         function isAnyMenuOpen() {
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                 bottomPadding: 0
 
                 onMoved: {
-                    player.command(["seek", progressBar.value, "absolute"])
+                    player.seekAbsolute(progressBar.value)
                 }
 
                 function getProgressBarHeight(nyan, isMouse) {
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
                         z: 10
                         radius: height
                         anchors.left: progressLength.right
-                        anchors.leftMargin: progressBar.handle.width - 2
+                        anchors.leftMargin: 2
                         //anchors.left: progressBar.handle.horizontalCenter
                         anchors.bottom: progressBar.background.bottom
                         anchors.top: progressBar.background.top