diff --git a/web/js/panzoom.js b/web/js/panzoom.js
index fdbe3b4e0..1bb668077 100644
--- a/web/js/panzoom.js
+++ b/web/js/panzoom.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var zmPanZoom = {
 
     object.each( function() {
       params.obj = this;
+      params.handleStartEvent = () => {}; //Prevents the progress bar generated by video.js from breaking because it disables preventDefault(), which is enabled by default.
       _this.action('enable', params);
     });
   },