diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java
index 80f38afb2..a0152c13a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java
@@ -216,17 +216,17 @@ public class PlayerHelper {
 
     @AutoplayType
     public static int getAutoplayType(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        final String defaultType = context.getString(R.string.autoplay_always_key);
-        final String wifi = context.getString(R.string.autoplay_wifi_key);
+        final String defaultType = context.getString(R.string.autoplay_wifi_key);
+        final String always = context.getString(R.string.autoplay_always_key);
         final String never = context.getString(R.string.autoplay_never_key);
 
         final String type = getAutoplayType(context, defaultType);
-        if (type.equals(wifi)) {
-            return AUTOPLAY_TYPE_WIFI;
+        if (type.equals(always)) {
+            return AUTOPLAY_TYPE_ALWAYS;
         } else if (type.equals(never)) {
             return AUTOPLAY_TYPE_NEVER;
         } else {
-            return AUTOPLAY_TYPE_ALWAYS;
+            return AUTOPLAY_TYPE_WIFI;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index ed540ef41..404397450 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 
     <string name="autoplay_key" translatable="false">autoplay_key</string>
-    <string name="autoplay_value" translatable="false">@string/autoplay_always_key</string>
+    <string name="autoplay_value" translatable="false">@string/autoplay_wifi_key</string>
     <string name="autoplay_always_key" translatable="false">autoplay_always_key</string>
     <string name="autoplay_wifi_key" translatable="false">autoplay_wifi_key</string>
     <string name="autoplay_never_key" translatable="false">autoplay_never_key</string>