diff --git a/just_audio/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java b/just_audio/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java
index 7e7fe40..a9db645 100644
--- a/just_audio/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java
+++ b/just_audio/android/src/main/java/com/ryanheise/just_audio/AudioPlayer.java
@@ -695,6 +695,10 @@ public class AudioPlayer implements MethodCallHandler, Player.EventListener, Aud
         if (processingState == ProcessingState.loading) {
             abortExistingConnection();
         }
+        if (playResult != null) {
+            playResult.success(new HashMap<String, Object>());
+            playResult = null;
+        }
         mediaSources.clear();
         mediaSource = null;
         if (player != null) {
diff --git a/just_audio/example/pubspec.lock b/just_audio/example/pubspec.lock
index ff8425b..6a0b8b5 100644
--- a/just_audio/example/pubspec.lock
+++ b/just_audio/example/pubspec.lock
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ packages:
       name: just_audio_web
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.0"
+    version: "0.2.1"
   matcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/just_audio/lib/just_audio.dart b/just_audio/lib/just_audio.dart
index ac065db..7bd8f3b 100644
--- a/just_audio/lib/just_audio.dart
+++ b/just_audio/lib/just_audio.dart
@@ -687,12 +687,16 @@ class AudioPlayer {
     _playCompleter = Completer();
     final audioSession = await AudioSession.instance;
     if (await audioSession.setActive(true)) {
-      final shouldActivate = _audioSource != null;
-      if (shouldActivate) {
+      // TODO: rewrite this to more cleanly handle simultaneous load/play
+      // requests which each may result in platform play requests.
+      final requireActive = _audioSource != null;
+      if (requireActive) {
         if (_active) {
           // If the native platform is already active, send it a play request.
-          await (await _platform).play(PlayRequest());
-          _playCompleter.complete();
+          // NOTE: If a load() request happens simultaneously, this may result
+          // in two play requests being sent. The platform implementation should
+          // ignore the second play request since it is already playing.
+          _sendPlayRequest(await _platform);
         } else {
           // If the native platform wasn't already active, activating it will
           // implicitly restore the playing state and send a play request.
@@ -702,9 +706,8 @@ class AudioPlayer {
     } else {
       // Revert if we fail to activate the audio session.
       _playingSubject.add(false);
-      _playCompleter.complete();
     }
-    await _playCompleter.future;
+    await _playCompleter?.future;
     _playCompleter = null;
   }
 
@@ -727,6 +730,13 @@ class AudioPlayer {
     await (await _platform).pause(PauseRequest());
   }
 
+  Future<void> _sendPlayRequest(AudioPlayerPlatform platform) async {
+    await platform.play(PlayRequest());
+    if (_playCompleter?.isCompleted == false) {
+      _playCompleter.complete();
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Stops playing audio and releases decoders and other native platform
   /// resources needed to play audio. The current audio source state will be
   /// retained and playback can be resumed at a later point in time.
@@ -981,7 +991,7 @@ class AudioPlayer {
                 ? ShuffleModeMessage.all
                 : ShuffleModeMessage.none));
         if (playing) {
-          platform.play(PlayRequest()).then((_) => _playCompleter?.complete());
+          _sendPlayRequest(platform);
         }
       }
       if (audioSource != null) {
@@ -2081,8 +2091,6 @@ class _IdleAudioPlayer extends AudioPlayerPlatform {
 
   @override
   Future<DisposeResponse> dispose(DisposeRequest request) async {
-    await _sequenceSubscription.cancel();
-    await _eventSubject.close();
     return DisposeResponse();
   }
 
diff --git a/just_audio/pubspec.lock b/just_audio/pubspec.lock
index adda672..7e7b31c 100644
--- a/just_audio/pubspec.lock
+++ b/just_audio/pubspec.lock
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ packages:
       name: just_audio_web
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.0"
+    version: "0.2.1"
   logging:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/just_audio/pubspec.yaml b/just_audio/pubspec.yaml
index 0d44840..4e30e2f 100644
--- a/just_audio/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/just_audio/pubspec.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ environment:
 
 dependencies:
   just_audio_platform_interface: ^2.0.0
-  just_audio_web: ^0.2.0
+  just_audio_web: ^0.2.1
   audio_session: ^0.0.9
   rxdart: ">= 0.24.1 < 0.26.0"
   path: ^1.6.4