diff --git a/test/karma.conf.js b/test/karma.conf.js
index 5b4259a7..81a56654 100644
--- a/test/karma.conf.js
+++ b/test/karma.conf.js
@@ -40,19 +40,11 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
     customLaunchers: {
       ChromeHeadlessWithFlags: {
         base: 'ChromeHeadless',
-        flags: [
-          '--mute-audio',
-          '--no-sandbox',
-          '--no-user-gesture-required'
-        ]
+        flags: [ '--no-sandbox' ]
       },
       ChromeBrowserStack: {
         base: 'BrowserStack',
-        flags: [
-          '--mute-audio',
-          '--no-sandbox',
-          '--no-user-gesture-required'
-        ],
+        flags: [ '--no-sandbox' ],
         browser: 'chrome',
         os: 'Windows',
         os_version: '10'
diff --git a/test/playback.test.js b/test/playback.test.js
index a45d1a9c..2776cdc2 100644
--- a/test/playback.test.js
+++ b/test/playback.test.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ QUnit.module('Playback', {
     video.width = 600;
     video.height = 300;
     this.fixture.appendChild(video);
-    this.player = videojs(video);
+    this.player = videojs(video, { muted: true });
     this.player.ready(done);
   },
   afterEach() {