diff --git a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
index 3b5edc27a..5e2683334 100644
--- a/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/videos/+video-watch/video-watch.component.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   error = false
   loading = false
   player: videojs.Player
-  playerElement: HTMLMediaElement
+  playerElement: HTMLVideoElement
   userRating: UserVideoRateType = null
   video: VideoDetails = null
   videoPlayerLoaded = false
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ export class VideoWatchComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         if (this.videoPlayerLoaded !== true) {
           this.playerElement = this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector('#video-element')
 
+          // If autoplay is true, we don't really need a poster
+          if (this.isAutoplay() === false) {
+            console.log('coucou')
+            this.playerElement.poster = this.video.previewUrl
+          }
+
           const videojsOptions = {
             controls: true,
             autoplay: this.isAutoplay(),