diff --git a/core/options.cpp b/core/options.cpp
index ed644d827..f938df1f9 100644
--- a/core/options.cpp
+++ b/core/options.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void OptionsManager::LoadDefaults() {
 	SetBool(_T("Threaded Video"),false);
 	SetInt(_T("Avisynth MemoryMax"),64);
 	SetBool(_T("Allow Ancient Avisynth"),false);
-	SetBool(_T("Use ffmpeg"),false);
+	SetText(_T("Video Provider"),_T("Avisynth"));
 
 	SetText(_T("Video resizer"),_T("BilinearResize"));
 	SetInt(_T("Video Check Script Res"), 0);
diff --git a/core/video_provider.cpp b/core/video_provider.cpp
index 524de60b9..fc87d536c 100644
--- a/core/video_provider.cpp
+++ b/core/video_provider.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ VideoProvider *VideoProvider::GetProvider(wxString video,wxString subtitles) {
 	// Initialize to null
 	VideoProvider *provider = NULL;
 
+	// Preffered provider
+	wxString preffered = Options.AsText(_T("Video provider")).Lower();
+
 	// See if it's OK to use LAVC
 	#ifdef USE_LAVC
-	if (Options.AsBool(_T("Use ffmpeg"))) {
+	if (preffered == _T("ffmpeg")) {
 		try {
 			provider = new LAVCVideoProvider(video,subtitles);
 		}