diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index e5420f0fe..4dfc5a4ff 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
     def getControlPanel(self):
         return self.controllerLayout
 
-    def sendToPlugins(self, **kwargs):
+    def sendToPlugins(self, *args):
         """
         This is the generic function to send signal for control widgets,
         created from within other plugins
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         """
         sender = self.sender().objectName() or self.sender().text()
         controller = self
-        Receiver.send_message('%s' % sender, [controller, kwargs])
+        Receiver.send_message('%s' % sender, [controller, args])
 
     def setPreviewHotkeys(self, parent=None):
         self.previousItem.setObjectName(u'previousItemPreview')
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediamanager.py b/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediamanager.py
index 3bf4355ae..5e8cf43de 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediamanager.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediamanager.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class MediaManager(object):
         #now start playing
         self.video_play([controller])
         self.video_pause([controller])
-        self.video_seek([controller, 0])
+        self.video_seek([controller, [0]])
         self.video_play([controller])
         self.set_controls_visible(controller, True)
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class MediaManager(object):
         Changes the volume of a running video
         """
         controller = msg[0]
-        vol = msg[1]
+        vol = msg[1][0]
         log.debug(u'video_volume %d' % vol)
         for display in self.curDisplayMediaAPI.keys():
             if display.controller == controller:
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class MediaManager(object):
         """
         log.debug(u'video_seek')
         controller = msg[0]
-        seekVal = msg[1]
+        seekVal = msg[1][0]
         for display in self.curDisplayMediaAPI.keys():
             if display.controller == controller:
                 self.curDisplayMediaAPI[display].seek(display, seekVal)