                         _fragRetryCount = 0;
                         _fragRetryTimeout = 1000;
                         _fragPrevious = _fragCurrent;
+                        _fragSkipping = true;
                         // set fragment first loaded to be true to ensure that we can skip first fragment as well
                         _fragmentFirstLoaded = true;
                         _loadingState = LOADING_IDLE;

            _seekPosition = position;
            _fragmentFirstLoaded = false;
            _fragPrevious = null;
            _timer.start();
        }


        private var _fragRetryTimeout : Number;
        private var _fragRetryCount : int;
        private var _fragLoadStatus : int;
        private var _fragSkipping : Boolean;
        /** reference to previous/current fragment */
        private var _fragPrevious : Fragment;
        private var _fragCurrent : Fragment;
