diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 438e67e8..2f99a345 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ const syncDefaults = {
     hideSkipButtonPlayerControls: false,
     hideDiscordLaunches: 0,
     hideDiscordLink: false,
-    invidiousInstances: ["invidious.snopyta.org"], // leave as default
+    invidiousInstances: [],
     supportInvidious: false,
     serverAddress: CompileConfig.serverAddress,
     minDuration: 0,
@@ -532,4 +532,4 @@ export function generateDebugDetails(): string {
     output.config.whitelistedChannels = output.config.whitelistedChannels.length;
 
     return JSON.stringify(output, null, 4);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}