diff --git a/web/src/components/Chip.tsx b/web/src/components/Chip.tsx
index e458151f2..8d1b6555d 100644
--- a/web/src/components/Chip.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/Chip.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function Chip({
     >
       <div
         ref={nodeRef}
-        className={`flex px-2 py-1.5 rounded-2xl items-center ${className}`}
+        className={`flex px-2 py-1.5 rounded-2xl items-center z-10 ${className}`}
       >
         {children}
       </div>
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx
index 567f94a91..9b5905a10 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/JSMpegPlayer.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import JSMpeg from "@cycjimmy/jsmpeg-player";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 
 type JSMpegPlayerProps = {
+  className?: string;
   camera: string;
   width: number;
   height: number;
@@ -14,11 +15,13 @@ export default function JSMpegPlayer({
   camera,
   width,
   height,
+  className,
 }: JSMpegPlayerProps) {
   const url = `${baseUrl.replace(/^http/, "ws")}live/jsmpeg/${camera}`;
   const playerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-  const [{ width: containerWidth }] = useResizeObserver(containerRef);
+  const [{ width: containerWidth, height: containerHeight }] =
+    useResizeObserver(containerRef);
 
   // Add scrollbar width (when visible) to the available observer width to eliminate screen juddering.
   // https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/issues/1657
@@ -34,6 +37,11 @@ export default function JSMpegPlayer({
   const scaledHeight = useMemo(() => {
     const scaledHeight = Math.floor(availableWidth / aspectRatio);
     const finalHeight = Math.min(scaledHeight, height);
+    console.log(`${containerWidth} / ${aspectRatio} -< ${containerHeight}`);
+
+    if (containerHeight < finalHeight) {
+      return containerHeight;
+    }
 
     if (finalHeight > 0) {
       return finalHeight;
@@ -79,7 +87,7 @@ export default function JSMpegPlayer({
   }, [url]);
 
   return (
-    <div ref={containerRef}>
+    <div className={className} ref={containerRef}>
       <div
         ref={playerRef}
         className={`jsmpeg`}
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
index 23afc83c3..654fbb61b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/LivePlayer.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type Options = { [key: string]: boolean };
 export default function LivePlayer({
   className,
   cameraConfig,
-  liveMode = "mse",
+  liveMode = "jsmpeg",
   showStillWithoutActivity = true,
 }: LivePlayerProps) {
   // camera activity
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
   const [liveReady, setLiveReady] = useState(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!liveReady) {
+      if (activeMotion && liveMode == "jsmpeg") {
+        setLiveReady(true);
+      }
+
       return;
     }
 
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ export default function LivePlayer({
   } else if (liveMode == "jsmpeg") {
     player = (
       <JSMpegPlayer
+        className="w-full flex justify-center"
         camera={cameraConfig.name}
         width={cameraConfig.detect.width}
         height={cameraConfig.detect.height}