diff --git a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
index 4f7a50e08..867a51da1 100644
--- a/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/viewers/videoViewer/internal/videojs.jsx
@@ -311,34 +311,34 @@ export default React.memo<Props>(function VideoJs(props: Props) {
       // $FlowFixMe
       containerRef.current.appendChild(wrapper);
 
-      //   fetch(source).then(response => {
-      //     if (response && response.redirected && response.url && response.url.endsWith('m3u8')) {
-      //       videoJsOptions.sources[0].type = 'application/x-mpegURL';
-      //     }
-
-      player = videojs(el, videoJsOptions, () => {
-        if (player) {
-          player.one('play', onInitialPlay);
-          player.on('volumechange', onVolumeChange);
-          player.on('error', onError);
-          player.on('ended', onEnded);
-          LbryVolumeBarClass.replaceExisting(player);
-          player.mobileUi(); // Inits mobile version. No-op if Desktop.
-
-          onPlayerReady(player);
+      fetch(source, { method: 'HEAD' }).then(response => {
+        if (response && response.redirected && response.url && response.url.endsWith('m3u8')) {
+          videoJsOptions.sources[0].type = 'application/x-mpegURL';
         }
+
+        player = videojs(el, videoJsOptions, () => {
+          if (player) {
+            player.one('play', onInitialPlay);
+            player.on('volumechange', onVolumeChange);
+            player.on('error', onError);
+            player.on('ended', onEnded);
+            LbryVolumeBarClass.replaceExisting(player);
+            player.mobileUi(); // Inits mobile version. No-op if Desktop.
+
+            onPlayerReady(player);
+          }
+        });
+
+        window.player = player;
+
+        // fixes #3498 (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/issues/3498)
+        // summary: on firefox the focus would stick to the fullscreen button which caused buggy behavior with spacebar
+        // $FlowFixMe
+        player.on('fullscreenchange', () => document.activeElement && document.activeElement.blur());
+
+        window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
       });
 
-      window.player = player;
-
-      // fixes #3498 (https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/issues/3498)
-      // summary: on firefox the focus would stick to the fullscreen button which caused buggy behavior with spacebar
-      // $FlowFixMe
-      player.on('fullscreenchange', () => document.activeElement && document.activeElement.blur());
-
-      window.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
-      //   });
-
       return () => {
         window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);