diff --git a/apps/web/src/api/generation/cover.ts b/apps/web/src/api/generation/cover.ts
index 0ee28db21..089e6de25 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/api/generation/cover.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/api/generation/cover.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@ export async function generateCover(
   templateId: string,
   data: GenerateCoverRequest,
 ): Promise<GenerateCoverResponse> {
-  const response = await apiClient.post<GenerateCoverResponse>(
-    "/generation/generate-cover",
-    { ...data, template_id: templateId },
-    {
-      timeout: 300000,
-      params: { template_id: templateId },
-    },
-  )
+  const response = await apiClient.post<GenerateCoverResponse>("/generation/generate-cover", data, {
+    timeout: 300000,
+    params: { template_id: templateId },
+  })
   return response.data
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/generate/hooks/useSegmentScheduler.ts b/apps/web/src/pages/generate/hooks/useSegmentScheduler.ts
index 216253dc3..3a8e5f05c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/generate/hooks/useSegmentScheduler.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/generate/hooks/useSegmentScheduler.ts
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ export function useSegmentScheduler(segments: PlaybackSegment[]): SegmentSchedul
       const nextIndex = currentSegmentIndex + 1
       if (nextIndex < segments.length) {
         switchToSegment(nextIndex).then(() => {
+          setIsPlaying(true)
+          rafRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(tick)
           const nextVideo = videoRefs.current[nextIndex]
           if (nextVideo) {
             nextVideo