diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
index 371a54abf..213aab8da 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 
                 <div class="selectContainer">
                     <select is="emby-select" id="selectEncoderPreset" label="${LabelEncoderPreset}">
-                        <option value="">${Auto}</option>
+                        <option value="auto">${Auto}</option>
                         <option value="veryslow">veryslow</option>
                         <option value="slower">slower</option>
                         <option value="slow">slow</option>