diff --git a/app.iced b/app.iced
index 9a8a5d8..99d4f4f 100644
--- a/app.iced
+++ b/app.iced
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ if err
 	await module.exports.shutdown defer()
 	process.exit 1
 vlc = services.find("vlc").instance
-vlc.status.volume 127 # that's 50% (about half of 0xFF)
 
 # TeamSpeak3
 ts3clientService = services.find("ts3client")
diff --git a/services/vlc.iced b/services/vlc.iced
index 7a3757c..d0be6c4 100644
--- a/services/vlc.iced
+++ b/services/vlc.iced
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = class VLCService extends services.Service
 					"--http-port", config.get("vlc-port"),
 					"--http-password", config.get("vlc-password")
 					"--aout", "pulse",
+					"--volume", "128", # 50% volume
 					"--no-video"
 				],
 					stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe']