diff --git a/sub_select.conf b/sub_select.conf
index 46fd289..58ba3f8 100644
--- a/sub_select.conf
+++ b/sub_select.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ force_enable=no
 # disabling this will switch the subtitle track after playback starts
 preload=yes
 
+# experimental audio track selection based on the preference json file.
+# this overrides force_prection and detect_incorrect_predictions.
+select_audio=no
+
 # remove any potential prediction failures by forcibly selecting whichever
 # audio track was predicted
 force_prediction=no