diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mpd/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/mpd/media_player.py
index 06e711c5cf3..d3262a0d5da 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mpd/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mpd/media_player.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ class MpdDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
         if media_source.is_media_source_id(media_id):
             media_type = MEDIA_TYPE_MUSIC
             play_item = await media_source.async_resolve_media(self.hass, media_id)
-            media_id = play_item.url
+            media_id = async_process_play_media_url(self.hass, play_item.url)
 
         if media_type == MEDIA_TYPE_PLAYLIST:
             _LOGGER.debug("Playing playlist: %s", media_id)
@@ -467,8 +467,6 @@ class MpdDevice(MediaPlayerEntity):
             await self._client.load(media_id)
             await self._client.play()
         else:
-            media_id = async_process_play_media_url(self.hass, media_id)
-
             await self._client.clear()
             self._currentplaylist = None
             await self._client.add(media_id)