1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
index d9bc2d981..427911bd3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
@@ -687,7 +687,9 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
      * directly at start.
      * @param startIndex: index that the presentation will start at
      */
+    @action
     startPresentation = (startIndex: number) => {
+        PresBox.Instance = this;
         clearTimeout(this._presTimer);
         if (this.childDocs.length) {
             this.layoutDoc.presStatus = PresStatus.Autoplay;
@@ -2122,7 +2124,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @action
     startOrPause = (makeActive = true) => {
         makeActive && this.updateCurrentPresentation();
-        if (this.layoutDoc.presStatus === PresStatus.Manual || this.layoutDoc.presStatus === PresStatus.Edit) this.startPresentation(this.itemIndex);
+        if (!this.layoutDoc.presStatus || this.layoutDoc.presStatus === PresStatus.Manual || this.layoutDoc.presStatus === PresStatus.Edit) this.startPresentation(this.itemIndex);
         else this.pauseAutoPres();
     };