diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
index d4ce44e..bacfd76 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
@@ -378,6 +378,18 @@ const ExtensionConfPatch = [
         }
       }
     }
+  }, {
+    forVersion: '4.4.9',
+    sites: {
+      "www.youtube.com": {
+        override: true,
+        DOM: {
+          player: {
+            manual: true
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
index 30b643b..57d20fe 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ var ExtensionConf = {
       keyboardShortcutsEnabled: ExtensionMode.Default,
       DOM: {
         player: {
-          manual: true,
+          manual: false,
           querySelectors: "#movie_player, #player",
           additionalCss: "",
           useRelativeAncestor: false,