diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
index fee7e57be..62a6a0df3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
@@ -1275,7 +1275,10 @@ class PlayerFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_player), OnlinePlayerOptions {
         if (!PreferenceHelper.getBoolean(PreferenceKeys.USE_HLS_OVER_DASH, false) &&
             streams.videoStreams.isNotEmpty()
         ) {
-            val uri = streams.dash?.toUri() ?: let {
+            // only use the dash manifest generated by YT if either it's a livestream or no other source is available
+            val uri = streams.dash?.toUri().takeIf {
+                streams.livestream || streams.videoStreams.isEmpty()
+            } ?: let {
                 val manifest = DashHelper.createManifest(streams)
 
                 // encode to base64