desperately trying to fix the player's weirdness

src/player.js

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ let vidReady = false
 let shouldHide = true
 let inFullscreen = false
 let errored = false
+let live = false
 let ws
 
 function GET (url, istext) {
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ function viewersCount (res) {
   viewers.innerHTML = res.length + ' watching'
 }
 
-function handleWebSocket (live) {
+function handleWebSocket () {
   if (!live && ws) {
     ws.onerror = ws.onopen = ws.onclose = null
     ws.close()
@@ -89,13 +90,14 @@ function handleWebSocket (live) {
     return
   }
 
-  if (ws) return
+  if (!live) return
 
   ws = new WebSocket(`ws${location.protocol.indexOf('s') !== -1 ? 's' : ''}://${location.host}`)
   ws.onerror = function(e) {
     console.error('Socket errored, retrying..', e)
-    handleWebSocket(false)
-    setTimeout(() => handleWebSocket(vidReady), 5000)
+    ws.close()
+    ws = null
+    setTimeout(() => handleWebSocket(), 5000)
   }
 
   ws.onopen = function() {
@@ -116,11 +118,12 @@ function handleWebSocket (live) {
   ws.onclose = function() {
     console.error('Socket died, retrying..')
     ws = null
-    setTimeout(() => handleWebSocket(vidReady), 5000)
+    setTimeout(() => handleWebSocket(), 5000)
   }
 }
 
 function liveStatus (status) {
+  live = status
   if (status) {
     lstat.innerHTML = 'live now'
     lstat.className = 'badge live'