diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/receiver/PlayerWidget.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
index 6d4d9bcd3..7f6dce09c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ public class PlayerWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
         startUpdate(context);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onDisabled(Context context) {
+        super.onDisabled(context);
+        stopUpdate(context);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDeleted(Context context, int[] appWidgetIds) {
+        super.onDeleted(context, appWidgetIds);
+        stopUpdate(context);
+    }
+
     private void startUpdate(Context context) {
         Log.d(TAG, "startUpdate() called with: " + "context = [" + context + "]");
         context.startService(new Intent(context, PlayerWidgetService.class));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_widget_info.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_widget_info.xml
index 831f6daf0..4033c3670 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_widget_info.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_widget_info.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:resizeMode="none" android:initialLayout="@layout/player_widget" android:minHeight="40dp" android:minWidth="250dp">
+<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+                    android:resizeMode="none"
+                    android:initialLayout="@layout/player_widget"
+                    android:updatePeriodMillis="600000"
+                    android:minHeight="40dp"
+                    android:minWidth="250dp">
 
 </appwidget-provider>
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