diff --git a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
index adecb4f00..b91186c22 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/widgets/igc/pangea_text_controller.dart
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ class PangeaTextController extends TextEditingController {
         choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.getTopMatchIndexForOffset(
       selection.baseOffset,
     );
+
+    // if autoplay on and it start then just start it
+    if (matchIndex != -1 &&
+        choreographer.itAutoPlayEnabled &&
+        choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex].isITStart) {
+      return choreographer.onITStart(
+        choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex],
+      );
+    }
+
     final Widget? cardToShow = matchIndex != -1
         ? SpanCard(
             scm: SpanCardModel(
@@ -82,8 +92,8 @@ class PangeaTextController extends TextEditingController {
                 debugPrint("onSentenceRewrite $tokenIndex $sentenceRewrite");
               }),
               onIgnore: () => choreographer.onIgnoreMatch(
-                  cursorOffset: selection.baseOffset,
-                ),
+                cursorOffset: selection.baseOffset,
+              ),
               onITStart: () {
                 choreographer.onITStart(
                   choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex],
@@ -96,24 +106,15 @@ class PangeaTextController extends TextEditingController {
         : null;
 
     if (cardToShow != null) {
-      if (
-        choreographer.itAutoPlayEnabled &&
-        choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex].isITStart
-      ) {
-        choreographer.onITStart(
-          choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex],
-        );
-      } else {
-        OverlayUtil.showPositionedCard(
-          context: context,
-          cardSize: matchIndex != -1 &&
-                  choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex].isITStart
-              ? const Size(350, 260)
-              : const Size(350, 400),
-          cardToShow: cardToShow,
-          transformTargetId: choreographer.inputTransformTargetKey,
-        );
-      }
+      OverlayUtil.showPositionedCard(
+        context: context,
+        cardSize: matchIndex != -1 &&
+                choreographer.igc.igcTextData!.matches[matchIndex].isITStart
+            ? const Size(350, 260)
+            : const Size(350, 400),
+        cardToShow: cardToShow,
+        transformTargetId: choreographer.inputTransformTargetKey,
+      );
     }
   }