diff --git a/Sources/uYouPlusPatches.xm b/Sources/uYouPlusPatches.xm
index 62ba1bf..bf520a1 100644
--- a/Sources/uYouPlusPatches.xm
+++ b/Sources/uYouPlusPatches.xm
@@ -194,4 +194,7 @@ BOOL isYTPlaybackActive = NO;
  
     // Disable uYou's disable age restriction
     [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setBool:NO forKey:@"disableAgeRestriction"];
+
+    // Disable uYou's playback speed controls (prevent crash on video playback https://github.com/therealFoxster/uYouPlus/issues/2#issuecomment-1894912963)
+    [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setBool:NO forKey:@"showPlaybackRate"];
 }
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