diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index e3f1ef76e..160073043 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const config = {
   URL: 'https://lbry.tv',
   SITE_TITLE: 'lbry.tv',
   LBRY_TV_API: 'https://api.lbry.tv',
+  LBRY_TV_STREAMING_API: 'https://player.lbry.tv',
 };
 
 config.URL_LOCAL = `http://localhost:${config.WEB_SERVER_PORT}`;
diff --git a/lbrytv/src/routes.js b/lbrytv/src/routes.js
index 2727b592a..12b1eda0e 100644
--- a/lbrytv/src/routes.js
+++ b/lbrytv/src/routes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const { getHtml } = require('./html');
 const { generateStreamUrl, generateDownloadUrl } = require('../../ui/util/lbrytv');
-const { LBRY_TV_API } = require('../../config');
 const Router = require('@koa/router');
 const send = require('koa-send');
 
@@ -8,13 +7,13 @@ const router = new Router();
 
 router.get(`/$/embed/:claimName/:claimId`, async ctx => {
   const { claimName, claimId } = ctx.params;
-  const streamUrl = generateStreamUrl(claimName, claimId, LBRY_TV_API);
+  const streamUrl = generateStreamUrl(claimName, claimId);
   ctx.redirect(streamUrl);
 });
 
 router.get(`/$/download/:claimName/:claimId`, async ctx => {
   const { claimName, claimId } = ctx.params;
-  const downloadUrl = generateDownloadUrl(claimName, claimId, LBRY_TV_API);
+  const downloadUrl = generateDownloadUrl(claimName, claimId);
   ctx.redirect(downloadUrl);
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/effects/use-get-thumbnail.js b/ui/effects/use-get-thumbnail.js
index d3f4aabd7..746ccf71b 100644
--- a/ui/effects/use-get-thumbnail.js
+++ b/ui/effects/use-get-thumbnail.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default function useGetThumbnail(
   getFile: string => void,
   shouldHide: boolean
 ) {
-  const hasClaim = claim !== undefined;
+  // const hasClaim = claim !== undefined;
 
   // $FlowFixMe
   const isImage = claim && claim.value && claim.value.stream_type === 'image';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function useGetThumbnail(
 
   // @if TARGET='web'
   if (claim && isImage && isFree) {
-    thumbnailToUse = generateStreamUrl(claim.name, claim.claim_id, 'https://api.lbry.tv');
+    thumbnailToUse = generateStreamUrl(claim.name, claim.claim_id);
   }
   // @endif
 
diff --git a/ui/util/lbrytv.js b/ui/util/lbrytv.js
index ffa49d0f5..f2e0387a5 100644
--- a/ui/util/lbrytv.js
+++ b/ui/util/lbrytv.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-const { URL } = require('../../config');
+const { URL, LBRY_TV_STREAMING_API } = require('../../config');
 
 function generateStreamUrl(claimName, claimId, apiUrl) {
-  const prefix = process.env.SDK_API_URL || apiUrl;
+  const prefix = LBRY_TV_STREAMING_API || apiUrl;
   return `${prefix}/content/claims/${claimName}/${claimId}/stream`;
 }