diff --git a/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts b/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
index a4448aaa..8edc5a95 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: false,
+        youtubeHLS: true,
     },
     privacy: {
         alwaysProxy: false,