diff --git a/app/static/js/VideoElement.js b/app/static/js/VideoElement.js
index 52d99ec..ae2b0e8 100644
--- a/app/static/js/VideoElement.js
+++ b/app/static/js/VideoElement.js
@@ -296,14 +296,14 @@ window.VideoElement = function(options) {
                 video = queue.pop();
             } else {
                 video = document.createElement('video');
-                if (self.options.poster) {
-                    video.poster = self.options.poster
-                }
                 restrictedElements.push(video);
             }
         } else {
             video = document.createElement('video');
         }
+        if (self.options.poster) {
+            video.poster = self.options.poster
+        }
         video.playsinline = true
         video.setAttribute('playsinline', 'playsinline')
         video.setAttribute('webkit-playsinline', 'webkit-playsinline')