diff --git a/html/poketube.ejs b/html/poketube.ejs
index a4643802..bf770c92 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: {
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ Offical Discord Server! :3
         <% } %>
       </noscript>
    
-      <video class="video-js player video-ambient-container" id="video" style="border-radius: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 100%; display: block;" preload onerror="showErrorCard(event)">
+      <video poster="<%- media_proxy_url %>/proxy?url=https://i.ytimg.com/vi/<%= inv_vid.videoId %>/sqdefault.jpg" class="video-js player video-ambient-container" id="video" style="border-radius: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; min-width: 100%; display: block;" preload onerror="showErrorCard(event)">
       <% if (isvidious) { %>
         <% if (!qua) { %>
 <%