diff --git a/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js b/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js
index b6bc74e98c..8d6c53cead 100644
--- a/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js
+++ b/src/components/remotecontrol/remotecontrol.js
@@ -228,18 +228,16 @@ function updateNowPlayingInfo(context, state, serverId) {
             });
         });
         setImageUrl(context, state, url);
-        if (item) {
-            backdrop.setBackdrops([item]);
-            apiClient.getItem(apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), item.Id).then(function (fullItem) {
-                const userData = fullItem.UserData || {};
-                const likes = userData.Likes == null ? '' : userData.Likes;
-                context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtonsTitle').innerHTML = '<button is="emby-ratingbutton" type="button" class="listItemButton paper-icon-button-light" data-id="' + fullItem.Id + '" data-serverid="' + fullItem.ServerId + '" data-itemtype="' + fullItem.Type + '" data-likes="' + likes + '" data-isfavorite="' + userData.IsFavorite + '"><span class="material-icons favorite"></span></button>';
-                context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtons').innerHTML = '<button is="emby-ratingbutton" type="button" class="listItemButton paper-icon-button-light" data-id="' + fullItem.Id + '" data-serverid="' + fullItem.ServerId + '" data-itemtype="' + fullItem.Type + '" data-likes="' + likes + '" data-isfavorite="' + userData.IsFavorite + '"><span class="material-icons favorite"></span></button>';
-            });
-        } else {
-            backdrop.clearBackdrop();
-            context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtons').innerHTML = '';
-        }
+        backdrop.setBackdrops([item]);
+        apiClient.getItem(apiClient.getCurrentUserId(), item.Id).then(function (fullItem) {
+            const userData = fullItem.UserData || {};
+            const likes = userData.Likes == null ? '' : userData.Likes;
+            context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtonsTitle').innerHTML = '<button is="emby-ratingbutton" type="button" class="listItemButton paper-icon-button-light" data-id="' + fullItem.Id + '" data-serverid="' + fullItem.ServerId + '" data-itemtype="' + fullItem.Type + '" data-likes="' + likes + '" data-isfavorite="' + userData.IsFavorite + '"><span class="material-icons favorite"></span></button>';
+            context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtons').innerHTML = '<button is="emby-ratingbutton" type="button" class="listItemButton paper-icon-button-light" data-id="' + fullItem.Id + '" data-serverid="' + fullItem.ServerId + '" data-itemtype="' + fullItem.Type + '" data-likes="' + likes + '" data-isfavorite="' + userData.IsFavorite + '"><span class="material-icons favorite"></span></button>';
+        });
+    } else {
+        backdrop.clearBackdrop();
+        context.querySelector('.nowPlayingPageUserDataButtons').innerHTML = '';
     }
 }