diff --git a/src/pages/background/background.js b/src/pages/background/background.js
index 4fa3693..d60d066 100644
--- a/src/pages/background/background.js
+++ b/src/pages/background/background.js
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ function redirectYouTube(url, initiator, type) {
   if (invidiousSubtitles) {
     url.searchParams.append("subtitles", invidiousSubtitles);
   }
-  url.searchParams.append("autoplay", invidiousAutoplay ? 1 : 0);
+  if (invidiousAutoplay) {
+    url.searchParams.append("autoplay", 1);
+  }
 
   return `${
     invidiousInstance || commonHelper.getRandomInstance(invidiousRandomPool)