diff --git a/resources/lib/app/playstate.py b/resources/lib/app/playstate.py
index c99aeafa..3b9be12f 100644
--- a/resources/lib/app/playstate.py
+++ b/resources/lib/app/playstate.py
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ class PlayState(object):
         }
         self.played_info = {}
 
-        # Set by SpecialMonitor - did user choose to resume playback or start from the
-        # beginning?
-        self.resume_playback = False
+        # Set by SpecialMonitor - did user choose to resume playback or start
+        # from the beginning?
+        # Do set to None if NO resume dialog is displayed! True/False otherwise
+        self.resume_playback = None
         # Was the playback initiated by the user using the Kodi context menu?
         self.context_menu_play = False
         # Set by context menu - shall we force-transcode the next playing item?
diff --git a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
index 23243da7..8fde54b4 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ from . import backgroundthread, app, variables as v
 LOG = getLogger('PLEX.kodimonitor')
 
 # "Start from beginning", "Play from beginning"
-STRINGS = (utils.try_encode(utils.lang(12021)),
-           utils.try_encode(utils.lang(12023)))
+STRINGS = (utils.lang(12021).encode('utf-8'),
+           utils.lang(12023).encode('utf-8'))
 
 
 class KodiMonitor(xbmc.Monitor):
@@ -559,5 +559,5 @@ class ContextMonitor(backgroundthread.KillableThread):
                     app.PLAYSTATE.resume_playback = True if control == 1001 else False
                 else:
                     # Different context menu is displayed
-                    app.PLAYSTATE.resume_playback = False
+                    app.PLAYSTATE.resume_playback = None
             xbmc.sleep(100)
diff --git a/resources/lib/playstrm.py b/resources/lib/playstrm.py
index 08fa690d..e44093b6 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playstrm.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playstrm.py
@@ -206,9 +206,8 @@ class PlayStrm(object):
         Resume item if available. Returns bool or raise an PlayStrmException if
         resume was cancelled by user.
         '''
-        seektime = utils.window('plex.resume')
-        utils.window('plex.resume', clear=True)
-        seektime = seektime == 'true' if seektime else None
+        seektime = app.PLAYSTATE.resume_playback
+        app.PLAYSTATE.resume_playback = None
         auto_play = utils.window('plex.autoplay.bool')
         if auto_play:
             seektime = False
diff --git a/resources/lib/windows/resume.py b/resources/lib/windows/resume.py
index 3f242646..a0d10db6 100644
--- a/resources/lib/windows/resume.py
+++ b/resources/lib/windows/resume.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import xbmcaddon
 from logging import getLogger
 
 
-LOG = getLogger('PLEX.resume')
+LOG = getLogger('PLEX.windows.resume')
 
 XML_PATH = (xbmcaddon.Addon('plugin.video.plexkodiconnect').getAddonInfo('path'),
             "default",