diff --git a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/video/VideoQualityPatch.java b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/video/VideoQualityPatch.java
index 22b51c334..c42125c0d 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/video/VideoQualityPatch.java
+++ b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/patches/video/VideoQualityPatch.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
 import app.revanced.extension.shared.settings.IntegerSetting;
+import app.revanced.extension.shared.utils.Logger;
 import app.revanced.extension.shared.utils.Utils;
 import app.revanced.extension.youtube.settings.Settings;
 import app.revanced.extension.youtube.shared.PlayerType;
@@ -58,11 +59,11 @@ private static void setVideoQuality(final long delayMillis) {
         if (defaultQuality == DEFAULT_YOUTUBE_VIDEO_QUALITY)
             return;
 
-        Utils.runOnMainThreadDelayed(() ->
-                        VideoInformation.overrideVideoQuality(
-                                VideoInformation.getAvailableVideoQuality(defaultQuality)
-                        ),
-                delayMillis
+        Utils.runOnMainThreadDelayed(() -> {
+                    final int qualityToUseFinal = VideoInformation.getAvailableVideoQuality(defaultQuality);
+                    Logger.printDebug(() -> "Changing video quality to: " + qualityToUseFinal);
+                    VideoInformation.overrideVideoQuality(qualityToUseFinal);
+                }, delayMillis
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/shared/VideoInformation.java b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/shared/VideoInformation.java
index 262c9d4d2..0c0b87d81 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/shared/VideoInformation.java
+++ b/extensions/shared/src/main/java/app/revanced/extension/youtube/shared/VideoInformation.java
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ public final class VideoInformation {
     @Nullable
     private static List<Integer> videoQualities;
 
+    private static boolean qualityNeedsUpdating;
+
     /**
      * Injection point.
      */
@@ -415,16 +417,18 @@ public static void setVideoQuality(String newlyLoadedQuality) {
      * @return available video quality.
      */
     public static int getAvailableVideoQuality(int preferredQuality) {
-        if (videoQualities != null) {
-            int qualityToUse = videoQualities.get(0); // first element is automatic mode
-            for (Integer quality : videoQualities) {
-                if (quality <= preferredQuality && qualityToUse < quality) {
-                    qualityToUse = quality;
-                }
+        if (!qualityNeedsUpdating || videoQualities == null) {
+            return preferredQuality;
+        }
+        qualityNeedsUpdating = false;
+
+        int qualityToUse = videoQualities.get(0); // first element is automatic mode
+        for (Integer quality : videoQualities) {
+            if (quality <= preferredQuality && qualityToUse < quality) {
+                qualityToUse = quality;
             }
-            preferredQuality = qualityToUse;
         }
-        return preferredQuality;
+        return qualityToUse;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -444,6 +448,7 @@ public static void setVideoQualityList(Object[] qualities) {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                qualityNeedsUpdating = true;
                 Logger.printDebug(() -> "videoQualities: " + videoQualities);
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {