diff --git a/apps/sonoscontroller.py b/apps/sonoscontroller.py
index 229be5f..b1c9132 100644
--- a/apps/sonoscontroller.py
+++ b/apps/sonoscontroller.py
@@ -159,10 +159,9 @@ class SonosPlayer:
             self.log(f"Creating a ValueSelector for the audio_delay")
             self.audio_delay_selector = ValueSelector(self.controller,self.controller,sensor_name = yaml_conf["audio_delay"]["entity"],super_entity_id = self.entity_id,yaml_block = yaml_conf["audio_delay"]['value'],self_initialize = True)
 
-        self.is_playing_podcast_sensor = f'binary_sensor.{player_name}_is_playing_podcast'
-        is_playing_podcast_sensor_entity = self.controller.get_entity(self.is_playing_podcast_sensor)
-        if not is_playing_podcast_sensor_entity.exists():
-            is_playing_podcast_sensor_entity.add()
+        self.is_playing_podcast_entity = self.controller.create_entity(
+            f'binary_sensor.{player_name}_is_playing_podcast',
+        )
         self.controller.listen_state(self.on_state_change,self.entity_id)
         self.controller.listen_state(self.on_update_media_artist,self.entity_id,attribute = "media_artist")
         self.update_is_playing_podcast_sensor()
@@ -401,16 +400,16 @@ class SonosPlayer:
         self.update_is_playing_podcast_sensor()
 
     def update_is_playing_podcast_sensor(self):
-        if self.is_playing_podcast_sensor and self.is_playing():
-            prev_state = self.controller.get_state(self.is_playing_podcast_sensor)
+        if self.is_playing_podcast_entity and self.is_playing():
+            prev_state = self.is_playing_podcast_entity.get_state()
             if self.controller.get_state(self.entity_id,attribute = "media_artist") == None:
                 if prev_state != 'on':
-                    self.log(f"setting {self.is_playing_podcast_sensor} to on")
-                    self.controller.set_state(self.is_playing_podcast_sensor,state = "on")
+                    self.log(f"setting {self.is_playing_podcast_entity.entity_id} to on")
+                    self.is_playing_podcast_entity.set_state(state = "on")
             else:
                 if prev_state != 'off':
-                    self.log(f"setting {self.is_playing_podcast_sensor} to off")
-                    self.controller.set_state(self.is_playing_podcast_sensor,state = "off")
+                    self.log(f"setting {self.is_playing_podcast_entity.entity_id} to off")
+                    self.is_playing_podcast_entity.set_state(state = "off")
 
     def on_update_off_conditions(self):
         if self.off_conditions_evaluator.evaluate(False) == SmartCondition.Result.Succeeded: