diff --git a/app/static/js/play.js b/app/static/js/play.js
index ebdc44d..8b6d766 100644
--- a/app/static/js/play.js
+++ b/app/static/js/play.js
@@ -316,11 +316,6 @@ function loadAnnotations(config) {
 }
 
 config.layer = config.layer || layer
-
-if (config.annotations) {
-    renderPlayer(config)
-} else {
-    loadAnnotations(config)
-}
+loadAnnotations(config)
 window.addEventListener('resize', resize, false);