diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index c41741d5f4..18e79ffc0e 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -393,11 +393,17 @@ public void run() {
                     eventEmitter.loadStart();
                     loadVideoStarted = true;
                 }
-
+    
                 // Initializing the playerControlView
                 initializePlayerControl();
                 setControls(controls);
                 applyModifiers();
+
+                if(ReactExoplayerViewManager.getMuted()){
+                    player.setVolume(0.f);
+                }else{
+                    player.setVolume(1.f);
+                }
             }
         }, 1);
     }
diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java
index baa33075d5..e6b4101a4a 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class ReactExoplayerViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactExoplayerVi
     private static final String PROP_SELECTED_VIDEO_TRACK_VALUE = "value";
     private static final String PROP_HIDE_SHUTTER_VIEW = "hideShutterView";
     private static final String PROP_CONTROLS = "controls";
+    private static boolean muted = false;
 
     @Override
     public String getName() {
@@ -199,9 +200,14 @@ public void setPaused(final ReactExoplayerView videoView, final boolean paused)
 
     @ReactProp(name = PROP_MUTED, defaultBoolean = false)
     public void setMuted(final ReactExoplayerView videoView, final boolean muted) {
+        this.muted = muted;
         videoView.setMutedModifier(muted);
     }
 
+    public static boolean getMuted() {
+        return muted;
+    }
+
     @ReactProp(name = PROP_VOLUME, defaultFloat = 1.0f)
     public void setVolume(final ReactExoplayerView videoView, final float volume) {
         videoView.setVolumeModifier(volume);
diff --git a/react-native-video.podspec b/react-native-video.podspec
index c5e09c1137..74e201a1df 100644
--- a/react-native-video.podspec
+++ b/react-native-video.podspec
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
 
   s.dependency "React"
 
-  s.default_subspec = "Video"
+  s.default_subspec = "VideoCaching"
 end