diff --git a/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee b/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee
index b81d5d97..37aa08a2 100644
--- a/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee
+++ b/player/gdrive-youtube.coffee
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ window.GoogleDriveYouTubePlayer = class GoogleDriveYouTubePlayer extends Player
         embed = $('<embed />').attr(
             type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash'
             src: "https://www.youtube.com/get_player?docid=#{data.id}&ps=docs\
-                  &partnerid=30&enablejsapi=1&cc_load_policy=1"
+                  &partnerid=30&enablejsapi=1&cc_load_policy=1\
+                  &auth_timeout=86400000000"
             flashvars: 'autoplay=1&playerapiid=uniquePlayerId'
             wmode: 'opaque'
             allowscriptaccess: 'always'
diff --git a/www/js/player.js b/www/js/player.js
index 796facb7..f23f97ce 100644
--- a/www/js/player.js
+++ b/www/js/player.js
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@
       var embed;
       embed = $('<embed />').attr({
         type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash',
-        src: "https://www.youtube.com/get_player?docid=" + data.id + "&ps=docs&partnerid=30&enablejsapi=1&cc_load_policy=1",
+        src: "https://www.youtube.com/get_player?docid=" + data.id + "&ps=docs&partnerid=30&enablejsapi=1&cc_load_policy=1&auth_timeout=86400000000",
         flashvars: 'autoplay=1&playerapiid=uniquePlayerId',
         wmode: 'opaque',
         allowscriptaccess: 'always'