diff --git a/media_player_vlc.py b/media_player_vlc.py
index e37ce17..8d4a09c 100644
--- a/media_player_vlc.py
+++ b/media_player_vlc.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, experiment, string=None):
 		self.event_handler_trigger = "on keypress"
 		self.vlc_event_handler = None
 
-		self.vlcInstance = vlc.Instance()
+		self.vlcInstance = vlc.Instance("--no-video-title-show")
 		self.player = self.vlcInstance.media_player_new()
 		self.media = None
 		self.framerate = 0