diff --git a/html/poketube.ejs b/html/poketube.ejs
index c09b8391..e82ea012 100644
--- a/html/poketube.ejs
+++ b/html/poketube.ejs
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ background-color: #0000;
              document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
             const video = videojs('video', {
                 controls: true,
-                autoplay: true,
+                autoplay: false,
                 preload: 'auto',
                   plugins: {
             hotkeys: {