diff --git a/kodi-plugin.coffee b/kodi-plugin.coffee
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f68b7db..00808df
--- a/kodi-plugin.coffee
+++ b/kodi-plugin.coffee
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
 
       @framework.deviceManager.registerDeviceClass("KodiPlayer", {
         configDef: deviceConfigDef.KodiPlayer,
-        createCallback: (config) => new KodiPlayer(config)
+        createCallback: (config, lastState) => new KodiPlayer(config, @, lastState)
       })
 
       @framework.ruleManager.addActionProvider(
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
       @framework.ruleManager.addActionProvider(
         new KodiShowToastActionProvider(@framework,@config)
       )
-      @framework.ruleManager.addPredicateProvider(new PlayingPredicateProvider(@framework))
 
     prepareConfig: (config) ->
       base = commons.base @, 'KodiPlugin'
@@ -90,14 +89,14 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
     _type: ""
     _connectionProvider : null
 
-    constructor: (@config) ->
+    constructor: (@config, @plugin, lastState) ->
       @name = @config.name
       @id = @config.id
-      @debug = kodiPlugin.config.debug ? false
+      @debug = @plugin.config.debug ? false
       @base = commons.base @, @config.class
-      @interval = 60000
+      @interval = 10000
 
-      @_state = 'stop'
+      @_state = lastState?.state?.value
 
       @actions = _.cloneDeep @actions
       @attributes =  _.cloneDeep @attributes
@@ -225,7 +224,11 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
     _updateInfo: ->
       Promise.all([@_updatePlayerStatus(), @_updatePlayer()])
       .catch (error) =>
-        @base.rejectWithErrorString null, error, "Unable to update player"
+        
+        # Changed code to prevent log flooding with EHOSTUNREACH errors when mediaplayer is turned off
+        
+        #@base.rejectWithErrorString null, error, "Unable to update player" # OLD
+        Promise.resolve() # NEW
       .finally () =>
         @base.scheduleUpdate @_updateInfo, @interval
 
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
           else
             @base.debug 'Kodi Stopped'
             @_setState 'stop'
-            @emit 'state', @_state
+            #@emit 'state', @_state
             return Promise.resolve()
 
     _updatePlayer: () ->
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
                   info.label
                 else ''
               )
-              @_setCurrentArtist(if info.artist? then info.artist else "")
+              @_setCurrentArtist(if info.artist.length > 0 then info.artist[0] else "")
           else
             @_setCurrentArtist ''
             @_setCurrentTitle ''
@@ -325,14 +328,14 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
         return {
           token: match
           nextInput: input.substring(match.length)
-          actionHandler: new KodiExecuteOpenActionHandler(device, @config, state)
+          actionHandler: new KodiExecuteOpenActionHandler(@framework, device, @config, state)
         }
       else
         return null
 
   class KodiExecuteOpenActionHandler extends env.actions.ActionHandler
 
-    constructor: (@device, @config, @name) ->
+    constructor: (@framework, @device, @config, @name) ->
       @debug = kodiPlugin.config.debug ? false
       @base = commons.base @, "KodiExecuteOpenActionHandler"
 
@@ -345,78 +348,20 @@ module.exports = (env) ->
         for command in @config.customOpenCommands
           @base.debug "checking for (1): #{command.name} == #{@name}"
           if command.name is @name
-            return @device.executeOpenCommand(
-              command.command).then( => __("executed %s", @device.name)
-            )
-
-  class PlayingPredicateProvider extends env.predicates.PredicateProvider
-    constructor: (@framework) ->
-      @debug = kodiPlugin.config.debug ? false
-      @base = commons.base @, "PlayingPredicateProvider"
-
-    parsePredicate: (input, context) ->
-      kodiDevices = _(@framework.deviceManager.devices).values()
-        .filter((device) => device.hasAttribute( 'state')).value()
-
-      device = null
-      state = null
-      negated = null
-      match = null
-
-      M(input, context)
-        .matchDevice(kodiDevices, (next, d) =>
-          next.match([' is', ' reports', ' signals'])
-            .match([' playing', ' stopped',' paused', ' not playing'], (m, s) =>
-              if device? and device.id isnt d.id
-                context?.addError(""""#{input.trim()}" is ambiguous.""")
-                return
-              device = d
-              mapping = {'playing': 'play', 'stopped': 'stop', 'paused': 'pause', 'not playing': 'not play'}
-              state = mapping[s.trim()] # is one of  'playing', 'stopped', 'paused', 'not playing'
-
-              match = m.getFullMatch()
+          
+            {variables, functions} = @framework.variableManager.getVariablesAndFunctions()
+            input = __('"%s"', command.command)
+            context = M.createParseContext(variables, functions)
+            match = null
+            m = M(input, context)
+            parseCommand = (m, tokens) => match = tokens 
+            m.matchStringWithVars(parseCommand)
+            
+            return @framework.variableManager.evaluateStringExpression(match).then( (cmd) =>
+              @device.executeOpenCommand(cmd).then( => 
+                __("executed %s on %s", command.name, @device.name)
+              )
             )
-      )
-
-      if match?
-        assert device?
-        assert state?
-        assert typeof match is "string"
-        return {
-          token: match
-          nextInput: input.substring(match.length)
-          predicateHandler: new PlayingPredicateHandler(device, state)
-        }
-      else
-        return null
-
-  class PlayingPredicateHandler extends env.predicates.PredicateHandler
-
-    constructor: (@device, @state) ->
-      @debug = kodiPlugin.config.debug ? false
-      @base = commons.base @, "PlayingPredicateHandler"
-      @dependOnDevice(@device)
-
-    setup: ->
-      @playingListener = (p) =>
-        @base.debug "checking whether current state #{p} matches #{@state}"
-        if @state is p or (@state is 'not play' and p isnt 'play')
-          @emit 'change', true
-
-      @device.on 'state', @playingListener
-      super()
-
-    getValue: ->
-      return @device.getUpdatedAttributeValue('state').then(
-        (p) =>
-          @state is p or (@state is 'not play' and p isnt 'play')
-      )
-
-    destroy: ->
-      @device.removeListener 'state', @playingListener
-      super()
-
-    getType: -> 'state'
 
   class KodiShowToastActionProvider extends env.actions.ActionProvider
     constructor: (@framework, @config) ->