diff --git a/front/src/primitives/links.tsx b/front/src/primitives/links.tsx
index c7d01936..867e3f42 100644
--- a/front/src/primitives/links.tsx
+++ b/front/src/primitives/links.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ function useLinkTo({
 		href: href,
 		onPress: (e) => {
 			if (e?.defaultPrevented) return;
+			// prevent native navigation via href.
+			e.preventDefault();
 			if (href.startsWith("http")) {
 				Platform.OS === "web"
 					? window.open(href, "_blank")
diff --git a/front/src/ui/player/language-preference.ts b/front/src/ui/player/language-preference.ts
index e4995b56..10a509aa 100644
--- a/front/src/ui/player/language-preference.ts
+++ b/front/src/ui/player/language-preference.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export const useLanguagePreference = (player: VideoPlayer, slug: string) => {
 		forced: false,
 	});
 	useEffect(() => {
-		console.log("seraching for sub", sub.current, subtitles);
 		if (!subtitles || sub.current.idx === null) return;
 		let subRet = subtitles.findIndex(
 			sub.current.lang === "default"