diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt
index 99b457a5..70e83692 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/preferences/AppPreference.kt
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ sealed interface AppPreference<Pref, T> {
         val PlayerBackendPref =
             AppChoicePreference<AppPreferences, PlayerBackend>(
                 title = R.string.player_backend,
-                defaultValue = PlayerBackend.PREFER_MPV,
+                defaultValue = PlayerBackend.EXO_PLAYER,
                 getter = { it.playbackPreferences.playerBackend },
                 setter = { prefs, value ->
                     prefs.updatePlaybackPreferences { playerBackend = value }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/services/AppUpgradeHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/services/AppUpgradeHandler.kt
index 09d6a11e..d6fbea40 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/services/AppUpgradeHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/services/AppUpgradeHandler.kt
@@ -2,26 +2,21 @@ package com.github.damontecres.wholphin.services
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Build
-import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.datastore.core.DataStore
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
-import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.R
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.WholphinApplication
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.AppPreference
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.AppPreferences
-import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.PlayerBackend
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.update
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.updateAdvancedPreferences
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.updateInterfacePreferences
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.updateLiveTvPreferences
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.updateMpvOptions
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.updatePlaybackOverrides
-import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.updatePlaybackPreferences
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.preferences.updateSubtitlePreferences
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.ui.preferences.PreferencesViewModel
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.ui.preferences.subtitle.SubtitleSettings
-import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.ui.showToast
 import com.github.damontecres.wholphin.util.Version
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
 import timber.log.Timber
@@ -203,12 +198,13 @@ suspend fun upgradeApp(
         }
     }
 
-    if (previous.isEqualOrBefore(Version.fromString("0.4.0-1-g0"))) {
-        appPreferences.updateData {
-            it.updatePlaybackPreferences { playerBackend = PlayerBackend.PREFER_MPV }
-        }
-        showToast(context, context.getString(R.string.upgrade_mpv_toast), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
-    }
+    // TODO temporarily disabled until some MPV bugs are fixed
+//    if (previous.isEqualOrBefore(Version.fromString("0.4.0-1-g0"))) {
+//        appPreferences.updateData {
+//            it.updatePlaybackPreferences { playerBackend = PlayerBackend.PREFER_MPV }
+//        }
+//        showToast(context, context.getString(R.string.upgrade_mpv_toast), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
+//    }
 
     if (previous.isEqualOrBefore(Version.fromString("0.4.0-2-g0"))) {
         appPreferences.updateData {