diff --git a/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts b/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
index 8edc5a95..a4448aaa 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const defaultSettings: CobaltSettings = {
         videoQuality: "1080",
         youtubeVideoCodec: "h264",
         youtubeDubLang: "original",
-        youtubeHLS: true,
+        youtubeHLS: false,
     },
     privacy: {
         alwaysProxy: false,