diff --git a/src/streaming/Stream.js b/src/streaming/Stream.js
index 8d2e1f70e7..ef76529fe8 100644
--- a/src/streaming/Stream.js
+++ b/src/streaming/Stream.js
@@ -633,6 +633,11 @@ function Stream(config) {
                 streamInfo: streamInfo,
                 liveStartTime: getLiveStartTime()
             });
+
+            // Start ScheduleController in case stream initialization has been completed after 'play' event (case for SegmentBase streams)
+            for (let i = 0; i < ln && streamProcessors[i]; i++) {
+                streamProcessors[i].getScheduleController().start();
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/streaming/controllers/PlaybackController.js b/src/streaming/controllers/PlaybackController.js
index de01f6ff9f..b7d70a39e5 100644
--- a/src/streaming/controllers/PlaybackController.js
+++ b/src/streaming/controllers/PlaybackController.js
@@ -135,12 +135,9 @@ function PlaybackController() {
                     startTime = Math.max(startTime, startTimeFromUri);
                 }
             }
-
-            // Check if not seeking at current time
-            if (startTime === videoModel.getTime()) return;
         }
 
-        if (!isNaN(startTime)) {
+        if (!isNaN(startTime) && startTime !== videoModel.getTime()) {
             // Trigger PLAYBACK_SEEKING event for controllers
             eventBus.trigger(Events.PLAYBACK_SEEKING, {
                 seekTime: startTime