diff --git a/packages/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java b/packages/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java
index 59d634a82b55..b91d08497b3d 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java
+++ b/packages/video_player/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/videoplayer/VideoPlayerPlugin.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ private class VideoPlayer {
     private final EventChannel eventChannel;
     private boolean isPlaying = false;
     private boolean isInitialized = false;
-    private boolean isLooping = false;
 
     @TargetApi(21)
     VideoPlayer(
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ void pause() {
     }
 
     void setLooping(boolean value) {
-      mediaPlayer.setLooping(isLooping);
+      mediaPlayer.setLooping(value);
     }
 
     void setVolume(double value) {
diff --git a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
index 0e14b5c25a12..65745b72aaee 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
+++ b/packages/video_player/ios/Classes/VideoPlayerPlugin.m
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ - (instancetype)initWithURL:(NSURL*)url frameUpdater:(FrameUpdater*)frameUpdater
           if ([videoTrack statusOfValueForKey:@"preferredTransform" error:nil] ==
               AVKeyValueStatusLoaded) {
             dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-              [item addOutput:_videoOutput];
               [_player replaceCurrentItemWithPlayerItem:item];
             });
           }
@@ -147,6 +146,7 @@ - (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString*)path
           break;
         case AVPlayerItemStatusReadyToPlay:
           _isInitialized = true;
+          [item addOutput:_videoOutput];
           [self sendInitialized];
           [self updatePlayingState];
           break;
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ - (FlutterError* _Nullable)onListenWithArguments:(id _Nullable)arguments
 
 - (void)dispose {
   _disposed = true;
+  [_displayLink invalidate];
   [[_player currentItem] removeObserver:self forKeyPath:@"status" context:statusContext];
   [[_player currentItem] removeObserver:self
                              forKeyPath:@"loadedTimeRanges"