diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index f96308b447f4..1c5bc5049993 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.10.5+2
+
+* Make sure the plugin is correctly initialized
+
 ## 0.10.5+1
 
 * Fixes issue where `initialize()` `Future` stalls when failing to load source
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index c41b47c1cacf..b5527b9e6e2d 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.
 export 'package:video_player_platform_interface/video_player_platform_interface.dart'
     show DurationRange, DataSourceType, VideoFormat;
 
-// This will clear all open videos on the platform when a full restart is
-// performed.
-// ignore: unused_element
-final VideoPlayerPlatform _ = VideoPlayerPlatform.instance..init();
+final VideoPlayerPlatform _videoPlayerPlatform = VideoPlayerPlatform.instance
+  // This will clear all open videos on the platform when a full restart is
+  // performed.
+  ..init();
 
 /// The duration, current position, buffering state, error state and settings
 /// of a [VideoPlayerController].
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
         );
         break;
     }
-    _textureId =
-        await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.create(dataSourceDescription);
+    _textureId = await _videoPlayerPlatform.create(dataSourceDescription);
     _creatingCompleter.complete(null);
     final Completer<void> initializingCompleter = Completer<void>();
 
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
       }
     }
 
-    _eventSubscription = VideoPlayerPlatform.instance
+    _eventSubscription = _videoPlayerPlatform
         .videoEventsFor(_textureId)
         .listen(eventListener, onError: errorListener);
     return initializingCompleter.future;
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
         _isDisposed = true;
         _timer?.cancel();
         await _eventSubscription?.cancel();
-        await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.dispose(_textureId);
+        await _videoPlayerPlatform.dispose(_textureId);
       }
       _lifeCycleObserver.dispose();
     }
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
     if (!value.initialized || _isDisposed) {
       return;
     }
-    await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.setLooping(_textureId, value.isLooping);
+    await _videoPlayerPlatform.setLooping(_textureId, value.isLooping);
   }
 
   Future<void> _applyPlayPause() async {
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
       return;
     }
     if (value.isPlaying) {
-      await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.play(_textureId);
+      await _videoPlayerPlatform.play(_textureId);
       _timer = Timer.periodic(
         const Duration(milliseconds: 500),
         (Timer timer) async {
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
       );
     } else {
       _timer?.cancel();
-      await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.pause(_textureId);
+      await _videoPlayerPlatform.pause(_textureId);
     }
   }
 
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
     if (!value.initialized || _isDisposed) {
       return;
     }
-    await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.setVolume(_textureId, value.volume);
+    await _videoPlayerPlatform.setVolume(_textureId, value.volume);
   }
 
   /// The position in the current video.
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
     if (_isDisposed) {
       return null;
     }
-    return await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.getPosition(_textureId);
+    return await _videoPlayerPlatform.getPosition(_textureId);
   }
 
   /// Sets the video's current timestamp to be at [moment]. The next
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ class VideoPlayerController extends ValueNotifier<VideoPlayerValue> {
     } else if (position < const Duration()) {
       position = const Duration();
     }
-    await VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.seekTo(_textureId, position);
+    await _videoPlayerPlatform.seekTo(_textureId, position);
     value = value.copyWith(position: position);
   }
 
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ class _VideoPlayerState extends State<VideoPlayer> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return _textureId == null
         ? Container()
-        : VideoPlayerPlatform.instance.buildView(_textureId);
+        : _videoPlayerPlatform.buildView(_textureId);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index 33af2872ff14..691acc12c184 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: video_player
 description: Flutter plugin for displaying inline video with other Flutter
   widgets on Android and iOS.
-version: 0.10.5+1
+version: 0.10.5+2
 homepage: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/video_player/video_player
 
 flutter:
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_initialization_test.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_initialization_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..61d28070e948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_initialization_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+
+import 'video_player_test.dart' show FakeVideoPlayerPlatform;
+
+void main() {
+  // This test needs to run first and therefore needs to be the only test
+  // in this file.
+  test('plugin initialized', () async {
+    WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+    FakeVideoPlayerPlatform fakeVideoPlayerPlatform = FakeVideoPlayerPlatform();
+
+    final VideoPlayerController controller = VideoPlayerController.network(
+      'https://127.0.0.1',
+    );
+    await controller.initialize();
+    expect(fakeVideoPlayerPlatform.calls.first.method, 'init');
+  });
+}