diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index ea27b947ee..eb4dfa8de3 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ private void reLayout(View view) {
 
     private class RNVLoadControl extends DefaultLoadControl {
         private int availableHeapInBytes = 0;
+        private Runtime runtime;
         public RNVLoadControl(DefaultAllocator allocator, int minBufferMs, int maxBufferMs, int bufferForPlaybackMs, int bufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs, int targetBufferBytes, boolean prioritizeTimeOverSizeThresholds, int backBufferDurationMs, boolean retainBackBufferFromKeyframe) {
             super(allocator,
                     minBufferMs,
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ public RNVLoadControl(DefaultAllocator allocator, int minBufferMs, int maxBuffer
                     prioritizeTimeOverSizeThresholds,
                     backBufferDurationMs,
                     retainBackBufferFromKeyframe);
+            runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
             ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) themedReactContext.getSystemService(themedReactContext.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
             availableHeapInBytes = (int) Math.floor(activityManager.getMemoryClass() * maxHeapAllocationPercent * 1024 * 1024);
         }
@@ -447,6 +449,11 @@ public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurat
             if (isHeapReached) {
                 return false;
             }
+            if (runtime.freeMemory() == 0) {
+                Log.w("ExoPlayer Warning", "Free memory reached 0, forcing garbage collection");
+                runtime.gc();
+                return false;
+            }
             return super.shouldContinueLoading(playbackPositionUs, bufferedDurationUs, playbackSpeed);
         }
     }