diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
index 989167a6..8811b65c 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.m
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ static int const RCTVideoUnset = -1;
       }
       
       self->_player = [AVPlayer playerWithPlayerItem:self->_playerItem];
+      [self applyModifiers];
       self->_player.actionAtItemEnd = AVPlayerActionAtItemEndNone;
       
       [self->_player addObserver:self forKeyPath:playbackRate options:0 context:nil];