diff --git a/common/settings/settings-provider.ts b/common/settings/settings-provider.ts
index 359cf551..3c839c1e 100755
--- a/common/settings/settings-provider.ts
+++ b/common/settings/settings-provider.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const defaultSettings: AsbplayerSettings = {
     subtitlePositionOffset: 75,
     subtitleAlignment: 'bottom',
     subtitleTracksV2: [],
-    subtitlesWidth: 100,
+    subtitlesWidth: -1,
     audioPaddingStart: 0,
     audioPaddingEnd: 500,
     maxImageWidth: 0,
diff --git a/extension/src/background.ts b/extension/src/background.ts
index 1238adff..7811d986 100755
--- a/extension/src/background.ts
+++ b/extension/src/background.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const installListener = async (details: chrome.runtime.InstalledDetails) => {
             streamingTakeScreenshot: false, // Kiwi Browser does not support captureVisibleTab
             subtitleSize: 18,
             subtitlePositionOffset: 25,
+            subtitlesWidth: 100,
         });
     }