diff --git a/src/kava.js b/src/kava.js
index 395cdf35..bc572aff 100644
--- a/src/kava.js
+++ b/src/kava.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default class Kava extends BasePlugin {
   _viewEventEnabled: boolean;
   _firstPlayRequestTime: number;
   _bufferStartTime: number;
-  _previousCurrentTime: number;
   _isFirstPlay: boolean;
   _isEnded: boolean;
   _isPaused: boolean;
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ export default class Kava extends BasePlugin {
   }
 
   _resetFlags(): void {
-    this._previousCurrentTime = 0;
     this._isFirstPlay = true;
     this._isEnded = false;
     this._isPaused = false;
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@ export default class Kava extends BasePlugin {
       return;
     }
 
-    this._updatePlayTimeSumModel();
     if (this._isBuffering) {
       this._updateBufferModel();
       this._bufferStartTime = Date.now();
@@ -214,6 +211,7 @@ export default class Kava extends BasePlugin {
 
   _onReport(): void {
     if (this._viewEventEnabled) {
+      this._updatePlayTimeSumModel();
       this._sendAnalytics(KavaEventModel.VIEW);
     } else {
       this.logger.warn(`VIEW event blocked because server response of viewEventsEnabled=false`);
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ export default class Kava extends BasePlugin {
   }
 
   _onSeeking(): void {
-    this._previousCurrentTime = this.player.currentTime;
     this._model.updateModel({targetPosition: this.player.currentTime});
     this._sendAnalytics(KavaEventModel.SEEK);
   }
@@ -268,7 +265,6 @@ export default class Kava extends BasePlugin {
   }
 
   _onTimeUpdate(): void {
-    this._updatePlayTimeSumModel();
     if (!this.player.isLive()) {
       const percent = this.player.currentTime / this.player.duration;
       if (!this._timePercentEvent.PLAY_REACHED_25 && percent >= 0.25) {
@@ -364,9 +360,8 @@ export default class Kava extends BasePlugin {
   }
 
   _updatePlayTimeSumModel(): void {
-    const delta = this.player.currentTime - this._previousCurrentTime;
+    const delta = this.config.viewEventCountdown - this._model.getBufferTime();
     this._model.updateModel({playTimeSum: this._model.getPlayTimeSum() + delta});
-    this._previousCurrentTime = this.player.currentTime;
   }
 
   _setModelDelegates() {