diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
index b00357c..fa2f87f 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ const ExtensionConfPatch = [
         playerNodeCss: "",
       }
     }
+  }, {
+    forVersion: '5.0.8',
+    updateFn: (userOptions, defaultOptions) => {
+      userOptions.sites['www.netflix.com'].DOM.player = {
+        manual: false
+      }
+    }
   }
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.ts b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.ts
index 6bd56d1..e5eca49 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.ts
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.ts
@@ -1048,13 +1048,9 @@ const ExtensionConf: SettingsInterface = {
       videoAlignment: VideoAlignmentType.Default,
       keyboardShortcutsEnabled: ExtensionMode.Default,
       arPersistence: true,              // persist aspect ratio between different videos
-      "DOM": {
-        "player": {
-          "manual": true,
-          "querySelectors": ".VideoContainer",
-          "additionalCss": "",
-          "useRelativeAncestor": false,
-          "playerNodeCss": ""
+      DOM: {
+        player: {
+          manual: false,                // as of 2021-09, netflix no longer requires manual player class. This may change in the future tho.
         }
       }
     },