diff --git a/syncplay/constants.py b/syncplay/constants.py
index 3cab3d1..b8774ea 100644
--- a/syncplay/constants.py
+++ b/syncplay/constants.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ USERLIST_GUI_USERNAME_OFFSET = 21 # Pixels
 
 MPLAYER_SLAVE_ARGS = ['-slave', '--hr-seek=always', '-nomsgcolor', '-msglevel', 'all=1:global=4:cplayer=4', '-af', 'scaletempo']
 # --quiet works with both mpv 0.2 and 0.3
-MPV_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--hr-seek=always', '--quiet', '--keep-open', '-af', 'scaletempo']
+MPV_SLAVE_ARGS = ['--force-window','--idle','--hr-seek=always', '--quiet', '--keep-open', '-af', 'scaletempo']
 MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_WINDOWS = ['--slave-broken']
 MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_NONWINDOWS = ['--input-terminal=no','--input-file=/dev/stdin']
 MPV_SLAVE_ARGS_NEW = ['--term-playing-msg=<SyncplayUpdateFile>\nANS_filename=${filename}\nANS_length=${=length}\nANS_path=${path}\n</SyncplayUpdateFile>']
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
index 1a7bc96..54007b1 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
@@ -255,14 +255,16 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
     class __Listener(threading.Thread):
         def __init__(self, playerController, playerPath, filePath, args):
             self.__playerController = playerController
-            if not filePath:
+            if self.__playerController.getPlayerPathErrors(playerPath,filePath):
                 raise ValueError()
-            if '://' not in filePath:
+            if filePath and '://' not in filePath:
                 if not os.path.isfile(filePath) and 'PWD' in os.environ:
                     filePath = os.environ['PWD'] + os.path.sep + filePath
                 filePath = os.path.realpath(filePath)
 
-            call = [playerPath, filePath]
+            call = [playerPath]
+            if filePath:
+                call.extend(filePath)
             call.extend(playerController.getStartupArgs(playerPath))
             if args:
                 call.extend(args)
@@ -273,11 +275,16 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
             env = os.environ.copy()
             if 'TERM' in env:
                 del env['TERM']
-            self.__process = subprocess.Popen(call, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, cwd=self.__getCwd(filePath, env), env=env)
+            if filePath:
+                self.__process = subprocess.Popen(call, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, cwd=self.__getCwd(filePath, env), env=env)
+            else:
+                self.__process = subprocess.Popen(call, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=env)
             threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="MPlayer Listener")
 
 
         def __getCwd(self, filePath, env):
+            if not filePath:
+                return None
             if os.path.isfile(filePath):
                 cwd = os.path.dirname(filePath)
             elif 'HOME' in env:
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpv.py b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
index 3a64936..7424666 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mpv.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ class MpvPlayer(MplayerPlayer):
     def getIconPath(path):
         return constants.MPV_ICONPATH
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def getPlayerPathErrors(playerPath, filePath):
+        return None
+
 class OldMpvPlayer(MpvPlayer):
     POSITION_QUERY = 'time-pos'
     OSD_QUERY = 'show_text'