diff --git a/DynamicIsland/MediaControllers/NowPlayingController.swift b/DynamicIsland/MediaControllers/NowPlayingController.swift
index f357908..2c0faa0 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/MediaControllers/NowPlayingController.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/MediaControllers/NowPlayingController.swift
@@ -181,18 +181,9 @@ final class NowPlayingController: ObservableObject, MediaControllerProtocol {
         newPlaybackState.album = payload.album ?? (diff ? self.playbackState.album : "")
         newPlaybackState.duration = payload.duration ?? (diff ? self.playbackState.duration : 0)
         
-        if let elapsedTime = payload.elapsedTime {
-            newPlaybackState.currentTime = elapsedTime
-        } else if diff {
-            if payload.playing == false {
-                let timeSinceLastUpdate = Date().timeIntervalSince(self.playbackState.lastUpdated)
-                newPlaybackState.currentTime = self.playbackState.currentTime + (self.playbackState.playbackRate * timeSinceLastUpdate)
-            } else {
-                newPlaybackState.currentTime = self.playbackState.currentTime
-            }
-        } else {
-            newPlaybackState.currentTime = 0
-        }
+        // Match boring.notch behavior: if elapsedTime is provided use it,
+        // if this update is a diff keep the previous currentTime, otherwise default to 0.
+        newPlaybackState.currentTime = payload.elapsedTime ?? (diff ? self.playbackState.currentTime : 0)
 
         
         if let shuffleMode = payload.shuffleMode {