diff --git a/client/src/assets/player/peertube-player-manager.ts b/client/src/assets/player/peertube-player-manager.ts
index dbf631a5e..8e6a4f139 100644
--- a/client/src/assets/player/peertube-player-manager.ts
+++ b/client/src/assets/player/peertube-player-manager.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export class PeertubePlayerManager {
         : undefined, // Undefined so the player knows it has to check the local storage
 
       autoplay: autoplay === true
-        ? 'any' // Use 'any' instead of true to get notifier by videojs if autoplay fails
+        ? 'play' // Use 'any' instead of true to get notifier by videojs if autoplay fails
         : autoplay,
 
       poster: commonOptions.poster,