diff --git a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
index 5c0187d1cb..93fe06ecf3 100644
--- a/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
+++ b/lib/media/media_source_engine.js
@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
    * @return {?number} The timestamp in seconds, or null if nothing is buffered.
    */
   bufferStart(contentType) {
-    if (this.reloadingMediaSource_ ||
-          !Object.keys(this.sourceBuffers_).length) {
+    if (!Object.keys(this.sourceBuffers_).length) {
       return null;
     }
     const ContentType = shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.ContentType;
@@ -692,7 +691,7 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
    * @return {?number} The timestamp in seconds, or null if nothing is buffered.
    */
   bufferEnd(contentType) {
-    if (this.reloadingMediaSource_) {
+    if (!Object.keys(this.sourceBuffers_).length) {
       return null;
     }
     const ContentType = shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.ContentType;
@@ -712,9 +711,6 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
    * @return {boolean}
    */
   isBuffered(contentType, time) {
-    if (this.reloadingMediaSource_) {
-      return false;
-    }
     const ContentType = shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.ContentType;
     if (contentType == ContentType.TEXT) {
       return this.textEngine_.isBuffered(time);
@@ -733,9 +729,6 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
    * @return {number} The amount of time buffered ahead in seconds.
    */
   bufferedAheadOf(contentType, time) {
-    if (this.reloadingMediaSource_) {
-      return 0;
-    }
     const ContentType = shaka.util.ManifestParserUtils.ContentType;
     if (contentType == ContentType.TEXT) {
       return this.textEngine_.bufferedAheadOf(time);
@@ -756,9 +749,9 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
     const info = {
       total: this.reloadingMediaSource_ ? [] :
         TimeRangesUtils.getBufferedInfo(this.video_.buffered),
-      audio: this.reloadingMediaSource_ ? [] :
+      audio:
         TimeRangesUtils.getBufferedInfo(this.getBuffered_(ContentType.AUDIO)),
-      video: this.reloadingMediaSource_ ? [] :
+      video:
         TimeRangesUtils.getBufferedInfo(this.getBuffered_(ContentType.VIDEO)),
       text: [],
     };
@@ -781,6 +774,9 @@ shaka.media.MediaSourceEngine = class {
    * @private
    */
   getBuffered_(contentType) {
+    if (this.reloadingMediaSource_) {
+      return null;
+    }
     try {
       return this.sourceBuffers_[contentType].buffered;
     } catch (exception) {