diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Player.js b/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Player.js
index 8e9c38d2c..0f0b51786 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Player.js
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Session_/Player/Player.js
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ import EventsToggleButton from '../../Session/EventsToggleButton';
 @connectPlayer(state => ({
   live: state.live,
 }))
-@connect(state => ({
-  fullscreen: state.getIn([ 'components', 'player', 'fullscreen' ]),
-  nextId: state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'nextId' ]),
-  closedLive: !!state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'errors' ]) || !state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'current', 'live' ]),
-}), {
+@connect(state => {
+  const isAssist = window.location.pathname.includes('/assist/');
+  return {
+    fullscreen: state.getIn([ 'components', 'player', 'fullscreen' ]),
+    nextId: state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'nextId' ]),
+    closedLive: !!state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'errors' ]) || (isAssist && !state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'current', 'live' ])),
+  }
+}, {
   hideTargetDefiner,
   fullscreenOff,
 })
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlock.js b/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlock.js
index 02ee08c75..ab95c11fd 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlock.js
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlock.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import styles from './playerBlock.css';
 @connect(state => ({
   fullscreen: state.getIn([ 'components', 'player', 'fullscreen' ]),
   bottomBlock: state.getIn([ 'components', 'player', 'bottomBlock' ]),
-  closedLive: !!state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'errors' ]) || !state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'current', 'live' ]),
 }))
 export default class PlayerBlock extends React.PureComponent {
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
@@ -44,14 +43,13 @@ export default class PlayerBlock extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { fullscreen, bottomBlock, closedLive } = this.props;
+    const { fullscreen, bottomBlock } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <div className={ cn(styles.playerBlock, "flex flex-col") }>
         <Player
           className="flex-1"
           bottomBlockIsActive={ !fullscreen && bottomBlock !== NONE }
-          closedLive={closedLive}
         />
         { !fullscreen && !!bottomBlock &&
           <div className="">
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlockHeader.js b/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlockHeader.js
index b6295ed70..1a0735f5f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlockHeader.js
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Session_/PlayerBlockHeader.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const ASSIST_ROUTE = assistRoute();
     siteId: state.getIn([ 'user', 'siteId' ]),
     hasSessionsPath: hasSessioPath && !isAssist,
     metaList: state.getIn(['customFields', 'list']).map(i => i.key),
-    closedLive: !!state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'errors' ]) || !session.live,
+    closedLive: !!state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'errors' ]) || (isAssist && !session.live),
   }
 }, {
   toggleFavorite, fetchListIntegration, setSessionPath