diff --git a/player/videojs.coffee b/player/videojs.coffee
index b58b510f..c62445c5 100644
--- a/player/videojs.coffee
+++ b/player/videojs.coffee
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ sortSources = (sources) ->
     pref = String(USEROPTS.default_quality)
     idx = qualities.indexOf(pref)
     if idx < 0
-        pref = '480'
+        idx = 2
 
-    qualityOrder = qualities.slice(idx).concat(qualities.slice(0, idx))
+    qualityOrder = qualities.slice(idx).concat(qualities.slice(0, idx).reverse())
     sourceOrder = []
     flvOrder = []
     for quality in qualityOrder
diff --git a/www/js/player.js b/www/js/player.js
index 95688d78..2ce598eb 100644
--- a/www/js/player.js
+++ b/www/js/player.js
@@ -454,9 +454,9 @@
     pref = String(USEROPTS.default_quality);
     idx = qualities.indexOf(pref);
     if (idx < 0) {
-      pref = '480';
+      idx = 2;
     }
-    qualityOrder = qualities.slice(idx).concat(qualities.slice(0, idx));
+    qualityOrder = qualities.slice(idx).concat(qualities.slice(0, idx).reverse());
     sourceOrder = [];
     flvOrder = [];
     for (j = 0, len = qualityOrder.length; j < len; j++) {