diff --git a/.config/mpv/mpv.conf b/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
index 6d42a61..548cce8 100644
--- a/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
+++ b/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ force-window=yes
 keep-open=yes
 # Always save the current playback position on exit
 save-position-on-quit=yes
-
 # Create 'high-quality' profile
 [high-quality]
 # Describe this profile
@@ -15,3 +14,7 @@ profile-desc="High quality rendering"
 profile=opengl-hq
 # Disable debanding for better performance
 deband=no
+# restrict readahead and backbuffer to 40MiB from default of 400MiB
+cache=yes
+demuxer-max-bytes=41943040
+demuxer-max-back-bytes=41943040