diff --git a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
index be1732b9..75b53c8a 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/callbacks.js
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@ Callbacks = {
             console.log('getting volume for', PLAYER.type);
             PLAYER.getVolume(function (v) {
                 VOLUME = v;
+                setOpt("volume", VOLUME);
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/www/assets/js/data.js b/www/assets/js/data.js
index 0733a562..ce88422c 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/data.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/data.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ var CHANNEL = {
 };
 
 var PLAYER = false;
-var VOLUME = 1;
 var VIDEOQUALITY = false;
 var FLUIDLAYOUT = false;
 var VWIDTH;
@@ -124,6 +123,8 @@ var USEROPTS = {
     secure_connection    : getOrDefault("secure_connection", false)
 };
 
+var VOLUME = getOrDefault("volume", 1);
+
 var NO_WEBSOCKETS = USEROPTS.altsocket;
 
 var Rank = {
diff --git a/www/assets/js/player.js b/www/assets/js/player.js
index 72d9ebd7..60838da7 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/player.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/player.js
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ var VimeoPlayer = function (data) {
             }.bind(self));
         };
 
-        self.init();
-
         self.load = function (data) {
             self.videoId = data.id;
             self.videoLength = data.seconds;
@@ -217,6 +215,8 @@ var VimeoPlayer = function (data) {
         self.setVolume = function (vol) {
             self.player.api("setVolume", vol);
         };
+
+        self.init();
     });
 };
 
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ var VimeoFlashPlayer = function (data) {
         });
     };
 
-    self.init();
-
     self.load = function (data) {
         self.videoId = data.id;
         self.videoLength = data.seconds;
@@ -323,6 +321,8 @@ var VimeoFlashPlayer = function (data) {
     self.setVolume = function (vol) {
         self.player.api_setVolume(vol);
     };
+
+    self.init();
 };
 
 var DailymotionPlayer = function (data) {