diff --git a/app/(auth)/offline-vlc-player.tsx b/app/(auth)/offline-vlc-player.tsx
index f8b03581..7bbfd5a6 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/offline-vlc-player.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/offline-vlc-player.tsx
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ export default function page() {
             uri: playUrl,
             autoplay: true,
             isNetwork: false,
+            initOptions: ["--sub-text-scale=60"],
           }}
           style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%" }}
           onVideoProgress={onProgress}
diff --git a/app/(auth)/vlc-player.tsx b/app/(auth)/vlc-player.tsx
index 4727b0a7..b64e75c0 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/vlc-player.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/vlc-player.tsx
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ export default function page() {
             autoplay: true,
             isNetwork: true,
             startPosition,
+            initOptions: ["--sub-text-scale=60"],
           }}
           style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%" }}
           onVideoProgress={onProgress}
diff --git a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
index cc2231bb..83a6a409 100644
--- a/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
+++ b/modules/vlc-player/ios/VlcPlayerView.swift
@@ -95,9 +95,8 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
             guard let self = self else { return }
 
             let mediaOptions = source["mediaOptions"] as? [String: Any]
-            let initOptions = source["initOptions"] as? [Any]
+            let initOptions = source["initOptions"] as? [Any] ?? []
             let uri = source["uri"] as? String
-            let initType = source["initType"] as? Int ?? 0
             let autoplay = source["autoplay"] as? Bool ?? false
             let isNetwork = source["isNetwork"] as? Bool ?? false
             let startPosition = source["startPosition"] as? Int32 ?? 0
@@ -109,12 +108,7 @@ class VlcPlayerView: ExpoView {
             }
 
             self.onVideoLoadStart?(["target": self.reactTag ?? NSNull()])
-
-            if initType == 2, let options = initOptions {
-                self.mediaPlayer = VLCMediaPlayer(options: options)
-            } else {
-                self.mediaPlayer = VLCMediaPlayer()
-            }
+            self.mediaPlayer = VLCMediaPlayer(options: initOptions)
 
             self.mediaPlayer?.delegate = self
             self.mediaPlayer?.drawable = self.videoView