diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/app/App.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/app/App.tsx
index 32cec5b5fb2..ce315d17355 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ const App = () => {
     subscribeToNetworkStatusUpdates()
     TrackPlayer.setupPlayer({
       minBuffer: 0.1,
+      // Default value (50), but required to be set on android (crashes otherwise)
+      maxBuffer: 50,
       playBuffer: 0.1,
       waitForBuffer: false,
       autoHandleInterruptions: true,