diff --git a/firefox/user.js b/firefox/user.js
index c692f9a..fb29695 100755
--- a/firefox/user.js
+++ b/firefox/user.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.gethashURL", "");
 user_pref("browser.safebrowsing.provider.mozilla.updateURL", "");
 user_pref("browser.search.update", false);
 user_pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", false);
+// avoid video buffering issues
+user_pref("browser.sessionstore.interval", 300000);
 // set to -1 for unlimited ctrl+shift+t
 user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo", 5);
 user_pref("browser.sessionstore.max_windows_undo", 0);