diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54bac72..2d903c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 
 * Settings page looks ugly af right now. Maybe fix it some time later
 
-### v4.2.4
+### v4.2.4 / 4.2.4.x
 
-* Improvements to player detection. More details in the [blog post](https://stuff.tamius.net/sacred-texts/2019/08/31/ultrawidify-and-the-improper-cropping/).</li>
+* Improvements to player detection. More details in the [blog post](https://stuff.tamius.net/sacred-texts/2019/08/31/ultrawidify-and-the-improper-cropping/).
+* **[4.2.4.1]** Fixed default video settings for reddit
+* **[4.2.4.1]** Manually specified query selectors will also be checked for compliance with player detection rules.
 
 
-### v4.2.3 / 4.2.3.1
+### v4.2.3 / 4.2.3.x
 
 * Fixed twitchy behaviour on Twitch, Facebook and Twatter. Here's a [blog post](https://stuff.tamius.net/sacred-texts/2019/08/24/ultrawidify-the-twitchy-twitch-problem/) that covers the issue in more detail.
 * Cropping now uses user styles (as opposed to modifying element's style attribute)
diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
index 9a4d4ec..bf481c1 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ whatsNewChecked: true,
         player: {
           manual: true,
           useRelativeAncestor: false,
-          querySelectors: '.media-preview-content'
+          querySelectors: '.reddit-video-player-root, .media-preview-content'
         }
       },
       css: '',
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ whatsNewChecked: true,
         player: {
           manual: true,
           useRelativeAncestor: false,
-          querySelectors: '.media-preview-content'
+          querySelectors: '.reddit-video-player-root, .media-preview-content'
         }
       },
       css: '',
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
index acbda74..bd3538c 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ class PlayerData {
     const host = window.location.host;
     let element = this.video.parentNode;
     const videoWidth = this.video.offsetWidth, videoHeight = this.video.offsetHeight;
+    const elementQ = [];
+    let scorePenalty = 0;
+    let score;
 
     if(! element ){
       if(Debug.debug) {
@@ -266,18 +269,41 @@ class PlayerData {
         }
       } else if (this.settings.active.sites[host].DOM.player.querySelectors) {
         const allSelectors = document.querySelectorAll(this.settings.active.sites[host].DOM.player.querySelectors);
-        while (element && !this.collectionHas(allSelectors, element)) {
+
+        // actually we'll also score this branch in a similar way we score the regular, auto branch
+        while (element !== undefined) {
+
+          // Let's see how this works
+          if (this.collectionHas(allSelectors, element)) {
+            score = 100; // every matching element gets a baseline 100 points
+            
+            // elements that match the size get a hefty bonus
+            if ( (element.offsetWidth >= videoWidth && this.equalish(element.offsetHeight, videoHeight, 2))
+              || (element.offsetHeight >= videoHeight && this.equalish(element.offsetWidth, videoHeight, 2))) {
+                score += 75;
+            }
+
+            // elements farther away from the video get a penalty
+            score -= (scorePenalty++) * 20;
+
+            // push the element on the queue/stack:
+            elementQ.push({
+              score: score,
+              element: element,
+            });
+          }
+
           element = element.parentNode;
         }
-        if (element) {
-          return element;
+        if (elementQ.length) {
+          // return element with biggest score
+          // if video player has not been found, proceed to automatic detection
+          return elementQ.sort( (a,b) => b.score - a.score)[0].element;
         }
       }
     }
 
-    const elementQ = [];
-    let scorePenalty = 0;
-    let score;
+    
 
     while (element != undefined){    
       // odstranimo čudne elemente, ti bi pokvarili zadeve
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index 0869dd4..b7c9529 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "name": "Ultrawidify",
   "description": "Removes black bars on ultrawide videos and offers advanced options to fix aspect ratio.",
-  "version": "4.2.4",
+  "version": "4.2.4.1",
   "applications": {
     "gecko": {
       "id": "{cf02b1a7-a01a-4e37-a609-516a283f1ed3}"
diff --git a/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue b/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue
index fe12d09..7617692 100644
--- a/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue
+++ b/src/popup/panels/WhatsNewPanel.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     <p class="label">4.2.4</p>
     <ul>
       <li>Improvements to player detection. More details in the <a href="https://stuff.tamius.net/sacred-texts/2019/08/31/ultrawidify-and-the-improper-cropping/" target="_blank">blog post</a>.</li>
+      <li><b>[4.2.4.1]</b> Fixed default settings for reddit</li>
+      <li><b>[4.2.4.1]</b> Manually specified query selectors are now also checked for compliance with player detection rules.</li>
     </ul>
     <p v-if="BrowserDetect.chrome"><b>Chrome users:</b> as a result of Chrome's shortcomings, there now exists one potential performance issue.
     If you notice any performance issues, please contact me via github, email or reddit (see: 'report a problem' tab