2 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
index ec5bd30dc..9c6038a5e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="row">
   <!-- We need the video container for videojs so we just hide it -->
   <div [hidden]="videoNotFound" id="video-container">
-     <video [poster]="getVideoPoster()" id="video-element" class="video-js vjs-peertube-skin"></video>
+     <video id="video-element" class="video-js vjs-peertube-skin"></video>
   </div>
 
   <div *ngIf="videoNotFound" id="video-not-found">Video not found :'(</div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
index c7e26fad2..0f7c76d0b 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
@@ -337,11 +337,6 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     if (this.videoPlayerLoaded !== true) {
       this.playerElement = this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('#video-element')
 
-      // If autoplay is true, we don't really need a poster
-      if (this.isAutoplay() === false) {
-        this.playerElement.poster = this.video.previewUrl
-      }
-
       const videojsOptions = getVideojsOptions({
         autoplay: this.isAutoplay(),
         inactivityTimeout: 4000,
@@ -350,7 +345,8 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         videoViewUrl: this.videoService.getVideoViewUrl(this.video.uuid),
         videoDuration: this.video.duration,
         enableHotkeys: true,
-        peertubeLink: false
+        peertubeLink: false,
+        poster: this.video.previewUrl
       })
 
       this.videoPlayerLoaded = true