diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4e7863730..9d7bbee67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="de.danoeh.antennapod"
-    android:versionCode="1050003"
-    android:versionName="1.5.0.3">
+    android:versionCode="1050004"
+    android:versionName="1.5.0.4">
     <!--
       Version code schema:
       "1.2.3-SNAPSHOT" -> 1020300
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java
index c1d4bc4fd..829a49a15 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ public class PodcastApp extends Application {
 		singleton = this;
 
 		PodDBAdapter.init(this);
-		UpdateManager.init(this);
 		UserPreferences.init(this);
+		UpdateManager.init(this);
 		PlaybackPreferences.init(this);
 		NetworkUtils.init(this);
 		EventDistributor.getInstance();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/UpdateManager.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/UpdateManager.java
index b1d7fffc8..0b3c43381 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/UpdateManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/UpdateManager.java
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import org.antennapod.audio.MediaPlayer;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.FeedImage;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.FeedItem;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 
@@ -83,6 +87,11 @@ public class UpdateManager {
                 }
             }.start();
         }
+        if(oldVersionCode < 1050004) {
+            if(MediaPlayer.isPrestoLibraryInstalled(context) && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16) {
+                UserPreferences.enableSonic(true);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
 }