diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/tool-ui/video-presentation/combined-player.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/tool-ui/video-presentation/combined-player.tsx
index c630008db..47eb5a758 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/tool-ui/video-presentation/combined-player.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/tool-ui/video-presentation/combined-player.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ export function CombinedPlayer({ slides }: CombinedPlayerProps) {
 				compositionHeight={1080}
 				style={{ width: "100%", aspectRatio: "16/9" }}
 				controls
-				autoPlay
 				loop
 				acknowledgeRemotionLicense
 			/>