diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt
index e60c431fc..808caf46f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ServiceManager
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.VideoCache
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.nip19.Nip19
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relays.Client
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.muted
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.Route
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.note.Nip47
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.AccountScreen
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ class MainActivity : FragmentActivity() {
     @OptIn(DelicateCoroutinesApi::class)
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
+        // starts muted every time
+        muted.value = true
 
         // Only starts after login
         GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
index 73ec63465..829fe4fb9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/components/VideoView.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.VideoCache
 import java.io.File
 
-private var muted = mutableStateOf(true)
+public var muted = mutableStateOf(true)
 
 @Composable
 fun VideoView(localFile: File, description: String? = null, onDialog: ((Boolean) -> Unit)? = null) {