diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3fd8ff67..7baffa6cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Graph dialog scroll speed increased
 - AS3: return in finally
 - AS3 docs not correctly displayed under p-code when metadata present
+- Improper initialization of ActiveX component when Flash not available causing FFDec not start
 
 ### Changed
 - AS3 test methods separated to classes
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbon.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbon.java
index 603747b56..98d917642 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbon.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/MainFrameRibbon.java
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ public final class MainFrameRibbon extends AppRibbonFrame {
         FlashPlayerPanel flashPanel = null;
         FlashPlayerPanel flashPanel2 = null;
 
-        try {
-            flashPanel = new FlashPlayerPanel(this);
-            flashPanel2 = new FlashPlayerPanel(this);
-        } catch (FlashUnsupportedException fue) {
+        if (Configuration.useAdobeFlashPlayerForPreviews.get()) {
+            try {
+                flashPanel = new FlashPlayerPanel(this);
+                flashPanel2 = new FlashPlayerPanel(this);
+            } catch (FlashUnsupportedException fue) {
+                //ignored
+            }
         }
 
         Container cnt = getContentPane();
diff --git a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/player/FlashPlayerPanel.java b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/player/FlashPlayerPanel.java
index 53458bbf8..5cd697b86 100644
--- a/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/player/FlashPlayerPanel.java
+++ b/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/gui/player/FlashPlayerPanel.java
@@ -178,36 +178,36 @@ public final class FlashPlayerPanel extends Panel implements Closeable, MediaDis
 
             // hack: Kernel32.INSTANCE.ConnectNamedPipe never completes in ActiveXControl static constructor
             flash = CancellableWorker.call(callable, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+
+            flash.setAllowScriptAccess("always");
+            try {
+                flash.setAllowNetworking("all");
+            } catch (ActiveXException ex) {
+                // ignore
+            }
+
+            flash.addOnReadyStateChangeListener((ActiveXEvent axe) -> {
+                fireMediaDisplayStateChanged();
+            });
+
+            flash.addFlashCallListener((ActiveXEvent axe) -> {
+                String req = (String) axe.args.get("request");
+                Matcher m = Pattern.compile("<invoke name=\"([^\"]+)\" returntype=\"xml\"><arguments><string>(.*)</string></arguments></invoke>").matcher(req);
+                if (m.matches()) {
+                    String funname = m.group(1);
+                    String msg = m.group(2);
+                    if (funname.equals("alert") || funname.equals("console.log")) {
+                        if (Main.debugDialog != null) {
+                            Main.debugDialog.log(funname + ":" + msg);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            });
         } catch (ActiveXException | TimeoutException | InterruptedException | ExecutionException ex) {
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Cannot initialize flash panel", ex);
             throw new FlashUnsupportedException();
         }
 
-        flash.setAllowScriptAccess("always");
-        try {
-            flash.setAllowNetworking("all");
-        } catch (ActiveXException ex) {
-            // ignore
-        }
-
-        flash.addOnReadyStateChangeListener((ActiveXEvent axe) -> {
-            fireMediaDisplayStateChanged();
-        });
-
-        flash.addFlashCallListener((ActiveXEvent axe) -> {
-            String req = (String) axe.args.get("request");
-            Matcher m = Pattern.compile("<invoke name=\"([^\"]+)\" returntype=\"xml\"><arguments><string>(.*)</string></arguments></invoke>").matcher(req);
-            if (m.matches()) {
-                String funname = m.group(1);
-                String msg = m.group(2);
-                if (funname.equals("alert") || funname.equals("console.log")) {
-                    if (Main.debugDialog != null) {
-                        Main.debugDialog.log(funname + ":" + msg);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        });
-
         timer = new Timer();
         timer.schedule(new TimerTask() {
             private boolean isPlaying = false;