diff --git a/src/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.js b/src/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.js
index 754c40612..31998acb6 100644
--- a/src/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.js
+++ b/src/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { EVENT, MEDIA_EVENTS_INTERNAL } from "./constants/constants.js";
 import {
   includes,
   isEmptyObject,
+  isNil,
   isNonEmptyArray,
   isNumber,
 } from "../../utils/index.js";
@@ -22,10 +23,13 @@ import {
 } from "./constants/mediaKeysToXdmConverter.js";
 
 export default ({ logger, trackMediaSession, trackMediaEvent, uuid }) => {
-  let trackerState = {
-    qoe: null,
-    lastPlayhead: 0,
-    playerId: uuid(),
+  let trackerState = null;
+  const instantiateTracker = () => {
+    trackerState = {
+      qoe: null,
+      lastPlayhead: 0,
+      playerId: uuid(),
+    };
   };
   const getEventType = ({ eventType }) => {
     if (
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ export default ({ logger, trackMediaSession, trackMediaEvent, uuid }) => {
 
   return {
     trackSessionStart: (mediaObject, contextData = {}) => {
-      if (isEmptyObject(mediaObject)) {
+      if (isNil(mediaObject) || isEmptyObject(mediaObject)) {
         logger.warn("Invalid media object");
         return {};
       }
@@ -106,11 +110,7 @@ export default ({ logger, trackMediaSession, trackMediaEvent, uuid }) => {
         logger.warn(
           "The Media Session was completed. Restarting a new session.",
         );
-        trackerState = {
-          qoe: null,
-          lastPlayhead: 0,
-          playerId: uuid(),
-        };
+        instantiateTracker();
       }
       const xdm = createXdmObject({
         eventType: MEDIA_EVENTS_INTERNAL.SessionStart,
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.spec.js
index e52ff5328..f34e9f4db 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/components/LegacyMediaAnalytics/createGetInstance.spec.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
       trackMediaEvent,
       uuid,
     });
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackPlay();
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
       trackMediaEvent,
       uuid,
     });
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackPause();
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
       trackMediaEvent,
       uuid,
     });
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackError("error");
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
       trackMediaEvent,
       uuid,
     });
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackComplete();
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
       trackMediaEvent,
       uuid,
     });
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackSessionEnd();
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -187,6 +192,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
     const state = {
       name: "muted",
     };
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackEvent("stateStart", state);
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -209,6 +215,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
     const state = {
       name: "muted",
     };
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackEvent("stateEnd", state);
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -241,7 +248,7 @@ describe("createGetInstance", () => {
       "a.media.ad.advertiser": "Sample Advertiser 2",
       "a.media.ad.campaign": "csmpaign2",
     };
-
+    result.trackSessionStart({ sessionDetails: {} });
     result.trackEvent("adStart", { advertisingDetails }, adContextData);
 
     expect(trackMediaEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({