diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/CustomBottomSheetBehavior.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/CustomBottomSheetBehavior.java
index 4d110f9ba..26ecb1871 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/CustomBottomSheetBehavior.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/CustomBottomSheetBehavior.java
@@ -45,12 +45,9 @@ public class CustomBottomSheetBehavior extends BottomSheetBehavior<FrameLayout>
         // The interception listens for the child view with the id "fragment_player_holder",
         // so the following two-finger gesture will be triggered only for the player view on
         // portrait and for the top controls (visible) on landscape.
+        setSkipCollapsed(event.getPointerCount() == 2);
         if (event.getPointerCount() == 2) {
-            // Skip the collapsed state during pulling
-            setSkipCollapsed(true);
             return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(parent, child, event);
-        } else {
-            setSkipCollapsed(false);
         }
 
         // Don't need to do anything if bottomSheet isn't expanded