diff --git a/lib/player.js b/lib/player.js
index d1658b7..bb840d0 100644
--- a/lib/player.js
+++ b/lib/player.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
     EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter.prototype,
     _ = require('lodash');
 
-var defaultArgs = ['-msglevel', 'global=6', '-msglevel', 'cplayer=4', '-idle', '-slave', '-fs', '-noborder'];
+var defaultArgs = ['-msglevel', 'global=6', '-msglevel', 'cplayer=4', '-idle', '-slave', '-fs', '-noborder', '-identify'];
 var Player = function(options) {
     this.options = options;
     this.spawn();
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ Player.prototype = _.extend({
 
         data = data.toString();
 
+        if(data.indexOf('ID_LENGTH') > -1) {
+            this.setStatus({
+                duration: data.match(/ID_LENGTH=(.*)/)[1]
+            });
+        }
+
         if(data.indexOf('MPlayer') === 0) {
             this.emit('ready');
             this.setStatus(false);