diff --git a/static/js/embedPlayer.js b/static/js/embedPlayer.js
index 3343c798..0db6a7b8 100644
--- a/static/js/embedPlayer.js
+++ b/static/js/embedPlayer.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
             annotationsRange: ui.annotationsRange,
             annotationsSort: ui.annotationsSort,
             invertHighlight: true,
+            loop: false,
             matchRatio: false,
             paused: true,
             playInToOut: true,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
             }),
             showTimeline: false,
             timeline: ui.videoTimeline,
+            volume: ui.videoVolume,
             width: window.innerWidth
         },
         options = getOptions(),
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
         $innerPanel, $outerPanel,
         $title, $player, $controls, $timeline, $annotations;
 
+
     pandora.api.get({id: ui.item, keys: pandora.VIDEO_OPTIONS_KEYS}, function(result) {
         if (removed) {
             return;
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
                     ? pandora.site.timelines : [],
                 title: video.title,
                 video: video.video,
-                volume: ui.videoVolume,
+                volume: options.volume,
                 width: options.width
             }, options['in'] ? {
                 'in': options['in']
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index 12d212ae..19fce25a 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -1373,12 +1373,13 @@ pandora.getFoldersWidth = function(section) {
 };
 
 pandora.getHash = function(state, callback) {
+    // FIXME: remove this
     var embedKeys = [
             'annotationsRange', 'annotationsSort',
             'embed',
             'ignoreRights', 'invertHighlight',
             'matchRatio',
-            'paused', 'playInToOut',
+            'paused', 'playInToOut', 'loop', 'volume',
             'showAnnotations', 'showCloseButton', 'showLayers', 'showTimeline',
             'timeline', 'title'
         ],