diff --git a/src/mpv/mpvobject.cpp b/src/mpv/mpvobject.cpp
index e441333..e2f40a4 100644
--- a/src/mpv/mpvobject.cpp
+++ b/src/mpv/mpvobject.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void MpvObject::doUpdate()
 
 void MpvObject::command(const QVariant& params)
 {
-  // qDebug() << params;
+  qDebug() << params;
   mpv::qt::command(mpv, params);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml b/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
index 9973bb0..d3bfa10 100644
--- a/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
+++ b/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ Item {
             id: mpvAudio
             useHwdec: true
             enableAudio: true
+            // embeded mpv allows to set commandline propertys using the options/<name>
+            // syntax. This could be abstracted later, but for now this works.
+            Component.onCompleted: mpvAudio.setProperty("options/audio-display", "no");
         }
 
         Controls.Label {
@@ -175,16 +178,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function playAudio() {
-        audio.stop();
-        audio.source = audioSource;
         mpvAudio.loadFile(audioSource.toString());
-        audio.play();
-        showPassiveNotification("We should be playing: " + audio.source)
-        showPassiveNotification(audio.status)
-        showPassiveNotification(audio.hasAudio)
-        showPassiveNotification(audio.duration)
-        showPassiveNotification(audio.errors)
-        showPassiveNotification(audio.errorString)
     }
 
     function stopVideo() {