diff --git a/resources/lib/kodidb_functions.py b/resources/lib/kodidb_functions.py
index 1a127d30..95113ba6 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodidb_functions.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodidb_functions.py
@@ -179,52 +179,6 @@ class Kodidb_Functions():
 
         return fileid
 
-    def getIdFromFilename(self, filename):
-        """
-        Returns None if not found OR if several entries found
-        """
-        query = ' '.join((
-            "SELECT idFile",
-            "FROM files",
-            "WHERE strFilename = ?"
-        ))
-        self.cursor.execute(query, (filename,))
-        try:
-            idFile = self.cursor.fetchone()[0]
-        except TypeError:
-            idFile = None
-        else:
-            # Try to fetch again - if successful, we got >1 result
-            if self.cursor.fetchone() is not None:
-                self.logMsg('We found several items with the same filename', 1)
-                idFile = None
-        if idFile is None:
-            return
-
-        # Try movies first
-        itemId = None
-        query = ' '.join((
-            "SELECT idMovie",
-            "FROM movie",
-            "WHERE idFile = ?"
-        ))
-        self.cursor.execute(query, (idFile,))
-        try:
-            itemId = self.cursor.fetchone()[0]
-        except TypeError:
-            # Try tv shows next
-            query = ' '.join((
-                "SELECT idEpisode",
-                "FROM episode",
-                "WHERE idFile = ?"
-            ))
-            self.cursor.execute(query, (idFile,))
-            try:
-                itemId = self.cursor.fetchone()[0]
-            except TypeError:
-                pass
-        return itemId
-
     def getFile(self, fileid):
 
         query = ' '.join((
@@ -891,7 +845,7 @@ class Kodidb_Functions():
             for row in rows:
                 ids.append(row[0])
             if len(ids) > 1:
-                # No unique match possible
+                self.logMsg('No unique match possible. Rows: %s' % rows, 1)
                 return
 
             query = ' '.join((
diff --git a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
index b8896ab8..971bfa92 100644
--- a/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
+++ b/resources/lib/kodimonitor.py
@@ -189,64 +189,53 @@ class KodiMonitor(xbmc.Monitor):
 
         # Try to get a Kodi ID
         try:
-            playerid = data["player"]["playerid"]
+            kodiid = data['item']['id']
         except (TypeError, KeyError):
-            log("Could not get Kodi playerid. Abort playback report", 0)
-            return
-        # Get details of the playing media
-        result = xbmc.executeJSONRPC(json.dumps({
-            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-            "id": 1,
-            "method": "Player.GetItem",
-            "params": {
-                "playerid": playerid,
-                # Just ask something so we get the item's id (for movies)
-                "properties": [
-                    "tvshowid", "title"
-                ]
-            }
-        }))
-        result = json.loads(result)
+            log('Could not get Kodi id directly, trying jsonrpc', 1)
+            try:
+                playerid = data["player"]["playerid"]
+            except (TypeError, KeyError):
+                log("Could not get Kodi playerid. Abort playback report", 0)
+                return
+            # Get details of the playing media
+            result = xbmc.executeJSONRPC(json.dumps({
+                "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+                "id": 1,
+                "method": "Player.GetItem",
+                "params": {
+                    "playerid": playerid,
+                    # Just ask something so we get the item's id (for movies)
+                    "properties": [
+                        "tvshowid", "title"
+                    ]
+                }
+            }))
+            result = json.loads(result)
 
-        kodiid = None
-        if typus in ('movie', 'song'):
-            key = 'id'
-        elif typus == 'episode':
-            key = 'tvshowid'
-        else:
-            log('Unknown type, abort playback report', 1)
-            return
-        try:
-            kodiid = result["result"]["item"][key]
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
-        # Kodi might return -1 for last element
-        if kodiid in (None, -1):
-            log('Could not get Kodi id directly. Kodi said: %s' % result, 1)
-            if currentFile.startswith('http'):
-                # Native paths - should have launched directly via PKC
-                log('Trying to get Kodi id from window properties', 1)
-                kodiid = utils.window('emby_%s.itemid' % currentFile)
-            elif typus in ('movie', 'episode'):
-                try:
-                    filename = currentFile.rsplit('/', 1)[1]
-                except IndexError:
-                    filename = currentFile.rsplit('\\', 1)[1]
-                log('Trying to get Kodi id from filename: %s'
-                    % utils.tryDecode(filename), 1)
+            kodiid = None
+            if typus in ('movie', 'song'):
+                key = 'id'
+            elif typus == 'episode':
+                key = 'tvshowid'
+            else:
+                log('Unknown type, abort playback report', 1)
+                return
+            try:
+                kodiid = result["result"]["item"][key]
+            except (TypeError, KeyError):
+                pass
+            # Kodi might return -1 for last element
+            if kodiid in (None, -1) and typus in ('movie', 'episode'):
+                log('Could not get Kodi id directly. Kodi said: %s'
+                    % result, 1)
+                log('Trying to get Kodi id from the items name', 1)
                 with kodidb.GetKodiDB('video') as kodi_db:
-                    kodiid = kodi_db.getIdFromFilename(
-                        utils.tryDecode(filename))
+                    kodiid = kodi_db.getIdFromTitle(data.get('item'))
 
-        if not kodiid and typus in ('movie', 'episode'):
-            log('Trying to get Kodi id from the items name', 1)
-            with kodidb.GetKodiDB('video') as kodi_db:
-                kodiid = kodi_db.getIdFromTitle(data.get('item'))
-
-        if kodiid is None:
-            log("Skip playstate update. No unique Kodi title found"
-                " for %s" % data.get('item'), 0)
-            return
+            if kodiid in (None, -1):
+                log("Skip playstate update. No unique Kodi title found"
+                    " for %s" % data.get('item'), 0)
+                return
 
         # Get Plex' item id
         with embydb.GetEmbyDB() as emby_db: