diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js b/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
index 243bff5c..20bf3fcb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class OutfitViewer extends HTMLElement {
 			.split("; ")
 			.find((row) => row.startsWith("DTIOutfitViewerIsPlaying="));
 		if (cookie) {
-			return cookie.split("=")[1] === "true";
+			return cookie.split("=")[1] !== "false";
 		}
 		return true; // Default to playing
 	}
diff --git a/app/views/wardrobe/show.html.haml b/app/views/wardrobe/show.html.haml
index f639570b..a7913e89 100644
--- a/app/views/wardrobe/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/wardrobe/show.html.haml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           .preview-controls-top
             %outfit-viewer-play-pause-toggle{for: "wardrobe-outfit-viewer"}
               %label.play-pause-control-button.button
-                %input{type: "checkbox"}
+                %input{type: "checkbox", checked: cookies[:DTIOutfitViewerIsPlaying] != "false"}
                 %span.paused-label Paused
                 %span.playing-label Playing