diff --git a/diora/settings.py b/diora/settings.py
index c417d52..ffbe165 100644
--- a/diora/settings.py
+++ b/diora/settings.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ BG_MAX_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024          # 5 MB
 HIGHLIGHTS_MAX_BYTES = 700 * 1024       # 700 KB
 BOOKMARKS_MAX_BYTES = 100 * 1024        # 100 KB
 
-VOLUME_DEFAULT = 204                    # out of 255
+VOLUME_DEFAULT = 102                    # out of 255 (40%)
 ITUNES_TIMEOUT = 6                      # seconds
 BOOK_METADATA_TIMEOUT = 6               # seconds (DNB / Open Library shelf lookup)
 WEBDAV_TIMEOUT = 15                     # seconds (cloud import browse/fetch)
diff --git a/templates/radio/player.html b/templates/radio/player.html
index 9681785..9ac3540 100644
--- a/templates/radio/player.html
+++ b/templates/radio/player.html
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     <button class="btn btn-play" id="play-stop-btn" onclick="togglePlayStop()" style="display:none;">&#9654; Play</button>
     <label class="volume-label">
       <span>vol</span>
-      <input type="range" id="volume" min="0" max="255" value="204" class="volume-slider">
-      <input type="number" id="volume-num" min="0" max="255" value="204" class="volume-num">
+      <input type="range" id="volume" min="0" max="255" value="102" class="volume-slider">
+      <input type="number" id="volume-num" min="0" max="255" value="102" class="volume-num">
     </label>
     <button class="btn btn-save" id="save-station-btn" style="display:none;" onclick="saveCurrentStation()">&#9733; Save</button>
     <button class="btn-icon" id="creamfresh-vote-up-btn" style="display:none;" onclick="creamfreshVote('up')" title="Gefällt mir">&#128077;</button>