diff --git a/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleControlHandler.cs b/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleControlHandler.cs
index 4f4f87f..85764f7 100644
--- a/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleControlHandler.cs
+++ b/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleControlHandler.cs
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@ public void SetStatusText(string text)
 
         public void SaveStatusText()
         {
-            _savedStatus = GetStatusText();
+            if (_savedStatus == "")
+                _savedStatus = GetStatusText();
         }
 
         public string GetStatusText()
diff --git a/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleManager.cs b/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleManager.cs
index 536d108..ab58cef 100644
--- a/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/USharpVideoSubtitles/Scripts/SubtitleManager.cs
@@ -616,6 +616,8 @@ public override void OnPlayerLeft(VRCPlayerApi player)
                 {
                     foreach (SubtitleControlHandler handler in _registeredControlHandlers) // This will prevent the status being stuck at "synchronizing last chunk"
                     {
+                        handler.RestoreStatusText();
+                        
                         if (_data != "")
                             handler.SetStatusText(MESSAGE_LOADED);
                         else