diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
index 13a0a7d02..9d239e781 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
@@ -4003,7 +4003,7 @@ public final class Player implements
     }
 
     public View getClosingOverlayView() {
-        return closeOverlayBinding.getRoot();
+        return binding.closingOverlay;
     }
 
     public ProgressBar getVolumeProgressBar() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/PlayerGestureListener.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/PlayerGestureListener.java
index ecc57ff2f..c639bde9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/PlayerGestureListener.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/event/PlayerGestureListener.java
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ public class PlayerGestureListener
             final View closingOverlayView = player.getClosingOverlayView();
             if (player.isInsideClosingRadius(movingEvent)) {
                 if (closingOverlayView.getVisibility() == View.GONE) {
-                    animate(closingOverlayView, true, 250);
+                    animate(closingOverlayView, true, 200);
                 }
             } else {
                 if (closingOverlayView.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
-                    animate(closingOverlayView, false, 0);
+                    animate(closingOverlayView, false, 200);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -234,12 +234,9 @@ public class PlayerGestureListener
 
             if (player.isInsideClosingRadius(event)) {
                 player.closePopup();
-            } else {
-                animate(player.getClosingOverlayView(), false, 0);
-
-                if (!player.isPopupClosing()) {
-                    animate(player.getCloseOverlayButton(), false, 200);
-                }
+            } else if (!player.isPopupClosing()) {
+                animate(player.getCloseOverlayButton(), false, 200);
+                animate(player.getClosingOverlayView(), false, 200);
             }
         }
     }