diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 636d4870..b2c01bf0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 ### Version 5.1.0-alpha9
 
 - Add ARM64 support for windows [#2137](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/2137)
+- Fix default closed captioning behavior for Android ExoPlayer [#2181](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2181)
 - Fix deprecated API bug for windows [#2119](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2119)
 - Added `rate` property and autolinking support for windows [#2206](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/pull/2206)
 
diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index 482ff939..ace40353 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } else if (rendererIndex == C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT && Util.SDK_INT > 18) { // Text default
+        } else if (trackType == C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT && Util.SDK_INT > 18) { // Text default
             // Use system settings if possible
             CaptioningManager captioningManager
                     = (CaptioningManager)themedReactContext.getSystemService(Context.CAPTIONING_SERVICE);