diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_push.yml b/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
index 11ed33f08..2c220fe80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 name: CI
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
 on:
   push:
     branches:
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerViewModel.kt
index 68255cc28..3b32bfb1c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/player/PlayerViewModel.kt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class PlayerViewModel @JvmOverloads constructor(
     /**
      * The position in the current video. Used to restore from process kill.
      */
-    private var episodePosition = savedState.get<Long>("episode_position") ?: 0L
+    private var episodePosition = savedState.get<Long>("episode_position")
         set(value) {
             savedState["episode_position"] = value
             field = value