diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e7b98fb8..363d1caf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3713,7 +3713,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pmocontrol"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/pmocontrol/Cargo.toml b/pmocontrol/Cargo.toml
index a5df9755..b9bc2543 100644
--- a/pmocontrol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/pmocontrol/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "pmocontrol"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/pmocontrol/src/control_point.rs b/pmocontrol/src/control_point.rs
index 6f6ddb43..4b2d89e7 100644
--- a/pmocontrol/src/control_point.rs
+++ b/pmocontrol/src/control_point.rs
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ impl ControlPoint {
                             "Sleep timer expired, stopping playback"
                         );
 
+                        // Mark this as a user-requested stop to prevent auto-advance
+                        renderer.mark_user_stop_requested();
+
                         // Stop playback
                         if let Err(err) = renderer.stop() {
                             warn!(
@@ -1516,10 +1519,22 @@ impl ControlPoint {
 #[cfg(feature = "pmoserver")]
 fn convert_runtime_position(position: Option<&PlaybackPositionInfo>) -> (Option<u64>, Option<u64>) {
     match position {
-        Some(info) => (
-            parse_hms_to_ms(info.rel_time.as_deref()),
-            parse_hms_to_ms(info.track_duration.as_deref()),
-        ),
+        Some(info) => {
+            let position_ms = parse_hms_to_ms(info.rel_time.as_deref());
+            let duration_ms = parse_hms_to_ms(info.track_duration.as_deref());
+
+            // Validate that position doesn't exceed duration
+            // If position > duration, the renderer is reporting invalid data
+            // (common during track initialization on some UPNP renderers)
+            match (position_ms, duration_ms) {
+                (Some(pos), Some(dur)) if pos > dur => {
+                    // Position exceeds duration - invalid state during initialization
+                    // Return None for position to avoid showing bogus timestamps
+                    (None, duration_ms)
+                }
+                _ => (position_ms, duration_ms),
+            }
+        }
         None => (None, None),
     }
 }
diff --git a/pmocontrol/src/pmoserver_ext.rs b/pmocontrol/src/pmoserver_ext.rs
index 89ac43e6..c12a2f91 100644
--- a/pmocontrol/src/pmoserver_ext.rs
+++ b/pmocontrol/src/pmoserver_ext.rs
@@ -672,47 +672,37 @@ async fn seek_queue_index(
     let control_point = Arc::clone(&state.control_point);
     let rid_for_task = rid.clone();
     let index = payload.index;
-    let seek_task =
-        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || control_point.play_queue_index(&rid_for_task, index));
 
-    time::timeout(TRANSPORT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT, seek_task)
-        .await
-        .map_err(|_| {
-            warn!(
-                "Seek queue command for renderer {} exceeded {:?}",
-                renderer_id, TRANSPORT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT
-            );
-            (
-                StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT,
-                Json(ErrorResponse {
-                    error: format!(
-                        "Seek command timed out after {}s",
-                        TRANSPORT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT.as_secs()
-                    ),
-                }),
-            )
-        })?
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            warn!("Task join error during queue seek: {}", e);
-            (
-                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                Json(ErrorResponse {
-                    error: format!("Internal task error: {}", e),
-                }),
-            )
-        })?
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            warn!(
-                "Failed to seek to index {} for renderer {}: {}",
-                index, renderer_id, e
-            );
-            (
-                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                Json(ErrorResponse {
-                    error: format!("Failed to seek to index {}: {}", index, e),
-                }),
-            )
-        })?;
+    // Launch the command in background and return immediately
+    // The UI will be updated via SSE events when the state changes
+    tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+        let rid_for_log = rid_for_task.clone();
+        let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            control_point.play_queue_index(&rid_for_task, index)
+        })
+        .await;
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(Ok(())) => {
+                debug!(
+                    "Successfully started playback at index {} for renderer {}",
+                    index, rid_for_log.0
+                );
+            }
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                warn!(
+                    "Failed to seek to index {} for renderer {}: {}",
+                    index, rid_for_log.0, e
+                );
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!(
+                    "Task join error during queue seek for renderer {}: {}",
+                    rid_for_log.0, e
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    });
 
     Ok(Json(SuccessResponse {
         message: format!("Playing item at index {}", index),
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index eb069cd4..0d91a54c 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.20
\ No newline at end of file
+0.3.0