diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62e33218c5..0a43726a62 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 		"ytpl": "^2.2.3"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
-		"electron": "^12.1.0",
+		"electron": "^12.2.2",
 		"electron-builder": "^22.10.5",
 		"electron-devtools-installer": "^3.1.1",
 		"electron-icon-maker": "0.0.5",
diff --git a/plugins/disable-autoplay/front.js b/plugins/disable-autoplay/front.js
index eb1b72db9e..532405de25 100644
--- a/plugins/disable-autoplay/front.js
+++ b/plugins/disable-autoplay/front.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-const { ontimeupdate } = require("../../providers/video-element");
-
 module.exports = () => {
-	ontimeupdate((videoElement) => {
-		if (videoElement.currentTime === 0 && videoElement.duration !== NaN) {
-			// auto-confirm-when-paused plugin can interfere here if not disabled!
-			videoElement.pause();
-		}
-	});
+	document.addEventListener('apiLoaded', () => {
+		document.querySelector('video').addEventListener('loadeddata', e => {
+			e.target.pause();
+		})
+	}, { once: true, passive: true })
 };
diff --git a/plugins/precise-volume/front.js b/plugins/precise-volume/front.js
index 84241fb893..4bb606cd12 100644
--- a/plugins/precise-volume/front.js
+++ b/plugins/precise-volume/front.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = (options) => {
 	document.addEventListener('apiLoaded', e => {
 		api = e.detail;
 		firstRun(options);
-	})
+	}, { once: true, passive: true })
 };
 
 /** Restore saved volume and setup tooltip */
diff --git a/plugins/quality-changer/front.js b/plugins/quality-changer/front.js
index d167776c50..9972c97fa5 100644
--- a/plugins/quality-changer/front.js
+++ b/plugins/quality-changer/front.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const qualitySettingsButton = ElementFromFile(
 
 
 module.exports = () => {
-    document.addEventListener('apiLoaded', setup);
+    document.addEventListener('apiLoaded', setup, { once: true, passive: true });
 }
 
 function setup(event) {
diff --git a/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js b/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js
index 3c7eb5b4e8..0f16f1023f 100644
--- a/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js
+++ b/plugins/sponsorblock/back.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const fetch = require("node-fetch");
+const is = require("electron-is");
 
 const defaultConfig = require("../../config/defaults");
 const registerCallback = require("../../providers/song-info");
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = (win, options) => {
 	});
 };
 
+
 const fetchSegments = async (apiURL, categories) => {
 	const sponsorBlockURL = `${apiURL}/api/skipSegments?videoID=${videoID}&categories=${JSON.stringify(
 		categories
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@ const fetchSegments = async (apiURL, categories) => {
 		);
 
 		return sortedSegments;
-	} catch {
+	} catch (e) {
+		if (is.dev()) {
+			console.log('error on sponsorblock request:', e);
+		}
 		return [];
 	}
 };
diff --git a/plugins/sponsorblock/front.js b/plugins/sponsorblock/front.js
index 4f248bfa9f..45d739b2ef 100644
--- a/plugins/sponsorblock/front.js
+++ b/plugins/sponsorblock/front.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ const { ipcRenderer } = require("electron");
 
 const is = require("electron-is");
 
-const { ontimeupdate } = require("../../providers/video-element");
-
 let currentSegments = [];
 
 module.exports = () => {
@@ -11,17 +9,19 @@ module.exports = () => {
 		currentSegments = segments;
 	});
 
-	ontimeupdate((videoElement) => {
-		currentSegments.forEach((segment) => {
-			if (
-				videoElement.currentTime >= segment[0] &&
-				videoElement.currentTime <= segment[1]
-			) {
-				videoElement.currentTime = segment[1];
-				if (is.dev()) {
-					console.log("SponsorBlock: skipping segment", segment);
+	document.addEventListener('apiLoaded', () => {
+		document.querySelector('video').addEventListener('timeupdate', e => {
+			currentSegments.forEach((segment) => {
+				if (
+					e.target.currentTime >= segment[0] &&
+					e.target.currentTime < segment[1]
+				) {
+					e.target.currentTime = segment[1];
+					if (is.dev()) {
+						console.log("SponsorBlock: skipping segment", segment);
+					}
 				}
-			}
-		});
-	});
+			});
+		})
+	}, { once: true, passive: true })
 };
diff --git a/providers/song-info-front.js b/providers/song-info-front.js
index 80c2e99026..31748cd3e5 100644
--- a/providers/song-info-front.js
+++ b/providers/song-info-front.js
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ module.exports = () => {
 			const data = e.detail.getPlayerResponse();
 			ipcRenderer.send("song-info-request", JSON.stringify(data));
 		});
-	})
+	}, { once: true, passive: true })
 };
diff --git a/providers/video-element.js b/providers/video-element.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7be61c8996..0000000000
--- a/providers/video-element.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-let videoElement = null;
-
-module.exports.ontimeupdate = (cb) => {
-	const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations, observer) => {
-		if (!videoElement) {
-			videoElement = document.querySelector("video");
-			if (videoElement) {
-				observer.disconnect();
-				videoElement.ontimeupdate = () => cb(videoElement);
-			}
-		}
-	});
-
-	if (!videoElement) {
-		observer.observe(document, {
-			childList: true,
-			subtree: true,
-		});
-	} else {
-		videoElement.ontimeupdate = () => cb(videoElement);
-	}
-};
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2a52e14e44..33cca1d930 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3412,10 +3412,10 @@ electron-updater@^4.4.6:
     lodash.isequal "^4.5.0"
     semver "^7.3.5"
 
-electron@^12.1.0:
-  version "12.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-12.1.0.tgz#615a7f9dbb2fc79cc72361fba9f39d005c697bca"
-  integrity sha512-joQlYI/nTIrTUldO3GENZ2j225eKar9nTQBSEwSUSWN4h65QGDmXNQ7dbWPmLlkUQWtHhz8lXhFk30OLG9ZjLw==
+electron@^12.2.2:
+  version "12.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-12.2.2.tgz#9627594d6b5bb589f00355989d316b6542539e54"
+  integrity sha512-Oma/nIfvgql9JjAxdB9gQk//qxpJaI6PgMocYMiW4kFyLi+8jS6oGn33QG3FESS//cw09KRnWmA9iutuFAuXtw==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^1.0.1"
     "@types/node" "^14.6.2"