diff --git a/player/player.py b/player/player.py
index 4a4660f..1ed7b4d 100755
--- a/player/player.py
+++ b/player/player.py
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ class Sync(Thread):
             frames = deviation / 0.04
             median_frames = median_deviation / 0.04
             if time.time() - self.last_sync > SYNC_GRACE_TIME and abs(median_deviation) > SYNC_TOLERANCE:
-                if not self.need_to_sync:
-                    logger.error('need to sync %0.05f (%d)  median %0.05f (%d)' % (deviation, frames, median_deviation, median_frames))
+                if self.mpv.time_pos > 2 and not self.need_to_sync:
+                    logger.error(
+                        '%0.05f need to sync %0.05f (%d)  median %0.05f (%d)' % (self.mpv.time_pos, deviation, frames, median_deviation, median_frames)
+                    )
                     self.need_to_sync = True
 
     def median(self, lst):