diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index f6c4b6806..fbbed0d22 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-version_number="4.8.1"
+version_number="4.8.2"
 
 # UI
 
@@ -247,7 +247,13 @@ play_episode() {
             [ -z "$ANI_CLI_NON_INTERACTIVE" ] && printf "All links:\n%s\nSelected link:\n" "$links"
             printf "%s\n" "$episode"
             ;;
-        mpv*) $([ "$no_detach" = 0 ] && echo "nohup") "$player_function" $skip_flag --force-media-title="${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" "$episode" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
+        mpv*)
+            if [ "$no_detach" = 0 ]; then
+                nohup "$player_function" $skip_flag --force-media-title="${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" "$episode" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+            else
+                "$player_function" $skip_flag --force-media-title="${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" "$episode"
+            fi
+            ;;
         android_mpv) nohup am start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "$episode" -n is.xyz.mpv/.MPVActivity >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
         android_vlc) nohup am start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "$episode" -n org.videolan.vlc/org.videolan.vlc.gui.video.VideoPlayerActivity -e "title" "${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
         iina) nohup "$player_function" --no-stdin --keep-running --mpv-force-media-title="${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" "$episode" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;