diff --git a/static/mobile/js/VideoElement.js b/static/mobile/js/VideoElement.js
index 9abe27d9..31fbcb8e 100644
--- a/static/mobile/js/VideoElement.js
+++ b/static/mobile/js/VideoElement.js
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ window.VideoElement = function(options) {
     }
 
     function setCurrentItemTime(currentTime) {
-        currentTime += self.options["in"]
         debug('Video', 'sCIT', currentTime, self.video.currentTime,
             'delta', currentTime - self.video.currentTime);
         isReady(self.video, function(video) {
@@ -532,6 +531,10 @@ window.VideoElement = function(options) {
 
     function setCurrentTime(time) {
         debug('Video', 'sCT', time);
+        if (self.options["in"]) {
+            debug('Video', 'sCT shift time by', self.options["in"], 'to', time);
+            time += self.options["in"]
+        }
         var currentTime, currentItem;
         self.items.forEach(function(item, i) {
             if (time >= item.position