diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/ExpandedPlayer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/ExpandedPlayer.swift
index f4e3188ab..e540601bb 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/ExpandedPlayer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/ExpandedPlayer.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
     }
 
     var playPauseButtonItem: some View {
+      if audioController.playbackError {
+        return AnyView(Color.clear)
+      }
       if let itemID = audioController.itemAudioProperties?.itemID, audioController.isLoadingItem(itemID: itemID) {
         return AnyView(ProgressView())
       } else {
@@ -349,6 +352,9 @@
 
     func playerContent(_: LinkedItemAudioProperties) -> some View {
       ZStack {
+        if audioController.playbackError {
+          Text("There was an error playing back your audio.").foregroundColor(Color.red).font(.footnote)
+        }
         audioCards
           .frame(maxHeight: .infinity)
 
@@ -422,12 +428,10 @@
 
     public var innerBody: some View {
       if let itemAudioProperties = self.audioController.itemAudioProperties {
-        return AnyView(playerContent(itemAudioProperties)
-          .tint(.appGrayTextContrast)
-          .alert("There was an error playing back your audio.",
-                 isPresented: $audioController.playbackError) {
-            Button(LocalText.dismissButton, role: .none) {}
-          })
+        return AnyView(
+          playerContent(itemAudioProperties)
+            .tint(.appGrayTextContrast)
+        )
       } else {
         return AnyView(EmptyView())
       }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/MiniPlayer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/MiniPlayer.swift
index b719cd8f8..861da9bdb 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/MiniPlayer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/AudioPlayer/MiniPlayer.swift
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
     }
 
     var playPauseButtonItem: some View {
+      if audioController.playbackError {
+        return AnyView(Color.clear)
+      }
       if let itemID = audioController.itemAudioProperties?.itemID, audioController.isLoadingItem(itemID: itemID) {
         return AnyView(ProgressView())
       } else {
@@ -121,21 +124,25 @@
     func playerContent(_ itemAudioProperties: LinkedItemAudioProperties) -> some View {
       VStack(spacing: 0) {
         HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 15) {
-          artwork(itemAudioProperties, forDimensions: 50)
+          if audioController.playbackError {
+            Text("There was an error playing back your audio.").foregroundColor(Color.red).font(.footnote)
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
+          } else {
+            artwork(itemAudioProperties, forDimensions: 50)
 
-          Text(itemAudioProperties.title)
-            .font(Font.system(size: 17, weight: .medium))
-            .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-            .lineLimit(2)
-            .foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast)
-            .frame(maxHeight: 40, alignment: .leading)
+            Text(itemAudioProperties.title)
+              .font(Font.system(size: 17, weight: .medium))
+              .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+              .lineLimit(2)
+              .foregroundColor(.appGrayTextContrast)
+              .frame(maxHeight: 40, alignment: .leading)
 
-          Spacer(minLength: 0)
-
-          playPauseButtonItem
-            .frame(width: 40, height: 40)
-            .foregroundColor(.themeAudioPlayerGray)
+            Spacer(minLength: 0)
 
+            playPauseButtonItem
+              .frame(width: 40, height: 40)
+              .foregroundColor(.themeAudioPlayerGray)
+          }
           stopButton
             .frame(width: 40, height: 40)
             .foregroundColor(.themeAudioPlayerGray)
@@ -169,14 +176,9 @@
               Spacer(minLength: 0)
               playerContent(itemAudioProperties)
                 .frame(maxHeight: expanded ? 0 : 110)
-              //    .tint(.appGrayTextContrast)
-              // .background(Color.systemBackground)
             }
           }
         }
-      }.alert("There was an error playing back your audio.",
-              isPresented: $audioController.playbackError) {
-        Button(LocalText.dismissButton, role: .none) {}
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
index 9a1499d38..aba8bf1ca 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/WebReader/WebReaderContainer.swift
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
 
   #if os(iOS)
     var audioNavbarItem: some View {
-      if audioController.isLoadingItem(itemID: item.unwrappedID) {
+      if !audioController.playbackError, audioController.isLoadingItem(itemID: item.unwrappedID) {
         return AnyView(ProgressView()
           .padding(.horizontal))
       } else {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct WebReaderContainerView: View {
     }
 
     var textToSpeechButtonImage: some View {
-      if audioController.state == .stopped || audioController.itemAudioProperties?.itemID != self.item.id {
+      if audioController.playbackError || audioController.state == .stopped || audioController.itemAudioProperties?.itemID != self.item.id {
         return AnyView(Image.headphones)
       }
       let name = audioController.isPlayingItem(itemID: item.unwrappedID) ? "pause.circle" : "play.circle"
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift
index eafd76718..fad2c45be 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/AudioSession/AudioController.swift
@@ -576,8 +576,7 @@
               let startOffset = index < document.utterances.count ? offset : 0.0
               self.startStreamingAudio(itemID: itemID, document: document, atIndex: startIndex, andOffset: startOffset)
             } else {
-              print("unable to load speech document")
-              // TODO: Post error to SnackBar
+              self.playbackError = true
             }
           }
         }