diff --git a/inject.js b/inject.js
index 28e7230..85225c1 100644
--- a/inject.js
+++ b/inject.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ chrome.extension.sendMessage({}, function(response) {
 
         chrome.storage.sync.get({
           speed: '1.00',
-          rememberSpeed: true
+          rememberSpeed: false
         }, function(storage) {
           var speed = storage.rememberSpeed ? storage.speed : '1.00';
           target.playbackRate = speed;
diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index 7eb6b28..51ecf40 100644
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function restore_options() {
     rewindKeyCode: 65,
     slowerKeyCode: 83,
     fasterKeyCode: 68,
-    rememberSpeed: true
+    rememberSpeed: false
   }, function(storage) {
     document.getElementById('speedStep').value = storage.speedStep.toFixed(2);
     document.getElementById('rewindTime').value = storage.rewindTime;
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ function restore_defaults() {
     rewindTime: 10,
     rewindKeyCode: 65,
     slowerKeyCode: 83,
-    fasterKeyCode: 68
+    fasterKeyCode: 68,
+    rememberSpeed: false
   }, function() {
     restore_options();
     // Update status to let user know options were saved.