Index: share/jive/audio/Playback.lua
===================================================================
--- share/jive/audio/Playback.lua	(revision 7683)
+++ share/jive/audio/Playback.lua	(working copy)
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@
 
 	log:info("loop file ", file)
 
+	self.source = "file"
+
 	self:_streamDisconnect(nil, true)
 
 	Stream:loadLoop(file)
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@
 function _streamConnect(self, serverIp, serverPort)
 	log:info("connect ", _ipstring(serverIp), ":", serverPort, " ", string.match(self.header, "(.-)\n"))
 
+	self.source = "stream"
+
 	self.stream = Stream:connect(serverIp, serverPort)
 
 	local wtask = Task("streambufW", self, _streamWrite, nil, Task.PRIORITY_AUDIO)
@@ -723,6 +727,11 @@
 end
 
 
+function getSource(self)
+	return self.source
+end
+
+
 function getCaptureVolume(self)
 	return self.captureVolume
 end
@@ -736,6 +745,7 @@
 function setCapturePlayMode(self, capturePlayMode)
 	self.capturePlayMode = capturePlayMode
 	if capturePlayMode == "play" then
+		self.source = "capture"
 		self:setCaptureVolume(self:getCaptureVolume())
 	else
 		--mute capture  -todo: seems cpu intensive, can we actually just stop capture but not switch back to local player
Index: share/jive/slim/LocalPlayer.lua
===================================================================
--- share/jive/slim/LocalPlayer.lua	(revision 7683)
+++ share/jive/slim/LocalPlayer.lua	(working copy)
@@ -222,8 +222,12 @@
 
 
 function getEffectivePlayMode(self)
-	if self:getCapturePlayMode() then
-		return self:getCapturePlayMode()
+	local source = self.playback:getSource()
+
+	if source == "capture" then
+		return self.capturePlayMode
+	elseif source == "file" then
+		return "play"
 	else
 		return self:getPlayMode()
 	end