diff --git a/resources/lib/item_functions.py b/resources/lib/item_functions.py
index 81ec947..ea01e1b 100644
--- a/resources/lib/item_functions.py
+++ b/resources/lib/item_functions.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ def add_gui_item(url, item_details, display_options, folder=True):
         if item_details.name_format:
             u += '&name_format=' + urllib.quote(item_details.name_format)
     else:
-        u = sys.argv[0] + "?item_id=" + url + "&mode=PLAY" + "&session_id=" + home_window.getProperty("session_id")
+        u = sys.argv[0] + "?item_id=" + url + "&mode=PLAY"# + "&session_id=" + home_window.getProperty("session_id")
 
     # Create the ListItem that will be displayed
     thumbPath = item_details.art["thumb"]
diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index 3529260..a2055ec 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ last_random_movie_update = 0
 
 # session id
 # TODO: this is used to append to the end of PLAY urls, this is to stop mark watched from overriding the Emby ones
-home_window.setProperty("session_id", str(time.time()))
+# this shold no longer be needed with the fix for ListItem items using the play status from the ListItem instead of the DB
+# home_window.setProperty("session_id", str(time.time()))
 
 # start the library update monitor
 library_change_monitor = LibraryChangeMonitor()