diff --git a/src/player/play.cpp b/src/player/play.cpp
index c8778b85f..fae09dce3 100644
--- a/src/player/play.cpp
+++ b/src/player/play.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ int rendered_mode_player_inner(NotCurses& nc, int argc, char** argv,
     ncv = std::make_unique<Visual>(argv[i]);
     struct ncvisual_options vopts{};
     int r;
-    vopts.flags |= NCVISUAL_OPTION_HORALIGNED | NCVISUAL_OPTION_VERALIGNED;
+    vopts.flags |= NCVISUAL_OPTION_HORALIGNED/* | NCVISUAL_OPTION_VERALIGNED*/;
     vopts.y = NCALIGN_CENTER;
     vopts.x = NCALIGN_CENTER;
     vopts.n = n;