diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/autoplay/client/place/player/PlayerActivity.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/autoplay/client/place/player/PlayerActivity.java
index 7fb1fb78755..746e4bd55da 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/autoplay/client/place/player/PlayerActivity.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/autoplay/client/place/player/PlayerActivity.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.AcceptsOneWidget;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootLayoutPanel;
+import com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.raceboard.RaceBoardEntryPoint;
 import com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.raceboard.RaceBoardViewConfiguration;
 import com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.shared.EventDTO;
+import com.sap.sse.common.Duration;
 import com.sap.sse.gwt.client.mvp.ErrorView;
 import com.sap.sse.gwt.client.useragent.UserAgentDetails;
 import com.sap.sse.gwt.shared.GwtHttpRequestUtils;
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ public class PlayerActivity extends AbstractActivity {
                 RaceBoardViewConfiguration.PARAM_VIEW_SHOW_COMPETITORSCHART, false /* default */);
         String activeCompetitorsFilterSetName = GwtHttpRequestUtils.getStringParameter(RaceBoardViewConfiguration.PARAM_VIEW_COMPETITOR_FILTER, null /* default*/);
         final String defaultMedia = GwtHttpRequestUtils.getStringParameter(RaceBoardViewConfiguration.PARAM_DEFAULT_MEDIA, null /* default */);
+        final Duration initialDurationAfterRaceStartInReplay = RaceBoardEntryPoint.parseDuration(GwtHttpRequestUtils.getStringParameter(
+                RaceBoardViewConfiguration.PARAM_TIME_AFTER_RACE_START_AS_HOURS_COLON_MILLIS_COLON_SECONDS, null /* default */));
         
         return new RaceBoardViewConfiguration(activeCompetitorsFilterSetName, showLeaderboard,
                 showWindChart, showCompetitorsChart, showViewStreamlets, showViewStreamletColors, showViewSimulation, autoSelectMedia, defaultMedia, initialDurationAfterRaceStartInReplay);
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/raceboard/RaceBoardEntryPoint.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/raceboard/RaceBoardEntryPoint.java
index ac5de4f02ea..1b6f153f552 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/raceboard/RaceBoardEntryPoint.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/raceboard/RaceBoardEntryPoint.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class RaceBoardEntryPoint extends AbstractSailingEntryPoint {
      * Understands [hh:[mm:]]ss and parses into a {@link Duration}. If {@code durationAsString} is {@code null} then
      * so is the result.
      */
-    private Duration parseDuration(String durationAsString) {
+    public static Duration parseDuration(String durationAsString) {
         final Duration result;
         if (durationAsString == null) {
             result = null;