diff --git a/src/core/main/worker/worker_main.ts b/src/core/main/worker/worker_main.ts
index d8dda5ef1e..8f66d06fbf 100644
--- a/src/core/main/worker/worker_main.ts
+++ b/src/core/main/worker/worker_main.ts
@@ -515,57 +515,61 @@ function loadOrReloadPreparedContent(
     segmentQueueCreator,
   } = preparedContent;
   const { drmSystemId, enableFastSwitching, initialTime, onCodecSwitch } = val;
-  playbackObservationRef.onUpdate((observation) => {
-    // Synchronize SegmentSinks with what has been buffered.
-    ["video" as const, "audio" as const, "text" as const].forEach((tType) => {
-      const segmentSinkStatus = segmentSinksStore.getStatus(tType);
-      if (segmentSinkStatus.type === "initialized") {
-        segmentSinkStatus.value.synchronizeInventory(observation.buffered[tType] ?? []);
-      }
-    });
-
-    const freezeResolution = preparedContent.freezeResolver.onNewObservation(observation);
-    if (freezeResolution !== null) {
-      switch (freezeResolution.type) {
-        case "reload": {
-          log.info("WP: Planning reload due to freeze");
-          handleMediaSourceReload({
-            timeOffset: 0,
-            minimumPosition: 0,
-            maximumPosition: Infinity,
-          });
-          break;
-        }
-        case "flush": {
-          log.info("WP: Flushing buffer due to freeze");
-          sendMessage({
-            type: WorkerMessageType.NeedsBufferFlush,
-            contentId,
-            value: {
-              relativeResumingPosition: freezeResolution.value.relativeSeek,
-              relativePosHasBeenDefaulted: false,
-            },
-          });
-          break;
+  playbackObservationRef.onUpdate(
+    (observation) => {
+      // Synchronize SegmentSinks with what has been buffered.
+      ["video" as const, "audio" as const, "text" as const].forEach((tType) => {
+        const segmentSinkStatus = segmentSinksStore.getStatus(tType);
+        if (segmentSinkStatus.type === "initialized") {
+          segmentSinkStatus.value.synchronizeInventory(observation.buffered[tType] ?? []);
         }
-        case "deprecate-representations": {
-          log.info("WP: Planning Representation deprecation due to freeze");
-          const content = freezeResolution.value;
-          if (enableRepresentationDeprecation) {
-            manifest.deprecateRepresentations(content);
+      });
+
+      const freezeResolution =
+        preparedContent.freezeResolver.onNewObservation(observation);
+      if (freezeResolution !== null) {
+        switch (freezeResolution.type) {
+          case "reload": {
+            log.info("WP: Planning reload due to freeze");
+            handleMediaSourceReload({
+              timeOffset: 0,
+              minimumPosition: 0,
+              maximumPosition: Infinity,
+            });
+            break;
           }
-          handleMediaSourceReload({
-            timeOffset: 0,
-            minimumPosition: 0,
-            maximumPosition: Infinity,
-          });
-          break;
+          case "flush": {
+            log.info("WP: Flushing buffer due to freeze");
+            sendMessage({
+              type: WorkerMessageType.NeedsBufferFlush,
+              contentId,
+              value: {
+                relativeResumingPosition: freezeResolution.value.relativeSeek,
+                relativePosHasBeenDefaulted: false,
+              },
+            });
+            break;
+          }
+          case "deprecate-representations": {
+            log.info("WP: Planning Representation deprecation due to freeze");
+            const content = freezeResolution.value;
+            if (enableRepresentationDeprecation) {
+              manifest.deprecateRepresentations(content);
+            }
+            handleMediaSourceReload({
+              timeOffset: 0,
+              minimumPosition: 0,
+              maximumPosition: Infinity,
+            });
+            break;
+          }
+          default:
+            assertUnreachable(freezeResolution);
         }
-        default:
-          assertUnreachable(freezeResolution);
       }
-    }
-  });
+    },
+    { clearSignal: currentLoadCanceller.signal },
+  );
 
   const initialPeriod =
     manifest.getPeriodForTime(initialTime) ?? manifest.getNextPeriod(initialTime);