diff --git a/private/js/modules/plugins/video.js b/private/js/modules/plugins/video.js
index 5de4368..b856357 100755
--- a/private/js/modules/plugins/video.js
+++ b/private/js/modules/plugins/video.js
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ $(function() {
       if (is_playing) {
         player.pause();
       } else {
-        window.setTimeout(function() {
-          player.play();
-        }, 250);
+        player.play();
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/project/templates/project/plugins/content/video.html b/src/project/templates/project/plugins/content/video.html
index d5221ac..2219b58 100644
--- a/src/project/templates/project/plugins/content/video.html
+++ b/src/project/templates/project/plugins/content/video.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% load i18n thumbnail util_tags %}
 
 <div class="video reveal_container">
-    <iframe class="video__frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/{{ instance.vimeo_id }}?dnt=1" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
+    <iframe class="video__frame" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/{{ instance.vimeo_id }}?dnt=1" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow="autoplay"></iframe>
     <a href="#" class="video__thumbnail reveal reveal_animation">
         <span class="video__play">
             {% include 'project/assets/play.svg' %}