diff --git a/src/components/Player.vue b/src/components/Player.vue
index d60ffcc..995f402 100644
--- a/src/components/Player.vue
+++ b/src/components/Player.vue
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export default {
           )
         })
         videoEl.volume = this.$store.getters['prefs/getPreferenceNumber']('volume', 1)
-        videoEl.playbackRate = this.$store.getters['prefs/getPreferenceNumber']('rate', 1)
+        videoEl.playbackRate = videoEl.defaultPlaybackRate = this.$store.getters['prefs/getPreferenceNumber']('rate', 1)
       })
     }
   },