diff --git a/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb b/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb
index b8bc1de..0e2dad8 100644
--- a/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/asciicasts_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module AsciicastsHelper
 
   def player_script(asciicast, options = {})
-    speed = (params[:speed] || 1).to_f
+    speed = (options[:speed] || 1).to_f
     benchmark = !!params[:bm]
     auto_play = options.key?(:auto_play) ? !!options[:auto_play] : false
 
diff --git a/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb b/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb
index 63e7a09..3230b84 100644
--- a/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/asciicasts/_player.html.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <div class="player"></div>
-<%= player_script(asciicast, :auto_play => local_assigns[:auto_play]) %>
+<%= player_script(asciicast, :speed => local_assigns[:speed]) %>
diff --git a/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb b/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb
index 6c3a50e..4e6f918 100644
--- a/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <section id="presentation" class="feature">
   <div class="asciicast-wrapper">
-    <%= render :partial => 'asciicasts/player',
-                :locals => { :asciicast => @asciicast } %>
+    <%= render :partial => 'asciicasts/player', :locals => {
+      :asciicast => @asciicast,
+      :speed => params[:speed]
+    } %>
 
   </div>
 </section>
diff --git a/app/views/home/show.html.erb b/app/views/home/show.html.erb
index 04d2c26..7765fb7 100644
--- a/app/views/home/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/home/show.html.erb
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 
     <div class="secondary_info">
       <% if @asciicast -%>
-        <%= render :partial => 'asciicasts/player',
-                  :locals => { :asciicast => @asciicast } %>
+        <%= render :partial => 'asciicasts/player', :locals => {
+          :asciicast => @asciicast,
+          :speed => 2.0
+        } %>
       <% end -%>
     </div>
   </div>