diff --git a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
index 472279fab..e6cb34996 100644
--- a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
+++ b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
@@ -821,26 +821,22 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
     if not press then return false
 
     if key = "down" and not m.top.trickPlayBar.visible
-        if not m.LoadMetaDataTask.isIntro
-            ' Don't allow user to open menu prior to video loading
-            if not stateAllowsOSD() then return true
+        ' Don't allow user to open menu prior to video loading
+        if not stateAllowsOSD() then return true
 
-            m.osd.visible = true
-            m.osd.hasFocus = true
-            m.osd.setFocus(true)
-            return true
-        end if
+        m.osd.visible = true
+        m.osd.hasFocus = true
+        m.osd.setFocus(true)
+        return true
 
     else if key = "up" and not m.top.trickPlayBar.visible
-        if not m.LoadMetaDataTask.isIntro
-            ' Don't allow user to open menu prior to video loading
-            if not stateAllowsOSD() then return true
+        ' Don't allow user to open menu prior to video loading
+        if not stateAllowsOSD() then return true
 
-            m.osd.visible = true
-            m.osd.hasFocus = true
-            m.osd.setFocus(true)
-            return true
-        end if
+        m.osd.visible = true
+        m.osd.hasFocus = true
+        m.osd.setFocus(true)
+        return true
 
     else if key = "OK" and not m.top.trickPlayBar.visible
         ' Don't allow user to open menu prior to video loading