diff --git a/src/js/plyr.js b/src/js/plyr.js
index 55471441..d272383b 100644
--- a/src/js/plyr.js
+++ b/src/js/plyr.js
@@ -933,8 +933,7 @@ class Plyr {
    * @param {Boolean} input - Whether to autoplay or not
    */
   set autoplay(input) {
-    const toggle = is.boolean(input) ? input : this.config.autoplay;
-    this.config.autoplay = toggle;
+    this.config.autoplay = is.boolean(input) ? input : this.config.autoplay;
   }
 
   /**