diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 2818ada30..2461ebb28 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void _overlayAnalogClock();
 void shufflePlaylist();
 void unloadPlaylist();
 int16_t loadPlaylist(JsonObject playlistObject, byte presetId = 0);
-void handlePlaylist(bool doAdvancePlaylist = false);
+void handlePlaylist();
 void serializePlaylist(JsonObject obj);
 
 //presets.cpp
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 01cbeddb1..d998a462b 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
       strip.loadCustomPalettes();
     }
   }
-  
-  if (root.containsKey(F("np")) && root[F("np")].as<bool>()) { //skip to next preset in a playlist
-    doAdvancePlaylist = true;
+
+  if (root.containsKey(F("np"))) {
+    doAdvancePlaylist = root[F("np")].as<bool>(); //advances to next preset in playlist when true
   }
   
   JsonObject wifi = root[F("wifi")];
diff --git a/wled00/playlist.cpp b/wled00/playlist.cpp
index fc39db42b..36235ab9e 100644
--- a/wled00/playlist.cpp
+++ b/wled00/playlist.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int16_t loadPlaylist(JsonObject playlistObj, byte presetId) {
 }
 
 
-void handlePlaylist(bool doAdvancePlaylist) {
+void handlePlaylist() {
   static unsigned long presetCycledTime = 0;
   if (currentPlaylist < 0 || playlistEntries == nullptr) return;
 
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ if (millis() - presetCycledTime > (100 * playlistEntryDur) || doAdvancePlaylist)
     strip.setTransition(fadeTransition ? playlistEntries[playlistIndex].tr * 100 : 0);
     playlistEntryDur = playlistEntries[playlistIndex].dur;
     applyPresetFromPlaylist(playlistEntries[playlistIndex].preset);
+    doAdvancePlaylist = false;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/wled00/set.cpp b/wled00/set.cpp
index 0b4a0da3f..efbc7b18b 100644
--- a/wled00/set.cpp
+++ b/wled00/set.cpp
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@ bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req, bool apply)
     applyPreset(presetCycCurr);
   }
 
-  pos = req.indexOf(F("NP")); //skips to next preset in a playlist
-  if (pos > 0) doAdvancePlaylist = true; 
+  pos = req.indexOf(F("NP")); //advances to next preset in a playlist
+  if (pos > 0) doAdvancePlaylist = true;
   
   //set brightness
   updateVal(req.c_str(), "&A=", &bri);
diff --git a/wled00/wled.cpp b/wled00/wled.cpp
index 25cc0442c..eb7860851 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled.cpp
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ void WLED::loop()
 
   toki.resetTick();
 
-// Advance to next playlist preset if the flag is set to true
-  if (doAdvancePlaylist) {
-    handlePlaylist(true); 
-    doAdvancePlaylist = false; // Reset flag to false
-  }
-
 #if WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT > 0
   // we finished our mainloop, reset the watchdog timer
   static unsigned long lastWDTFeed = 0;