diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java
index 6179742dc..1f95e62b6 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java
@@ -1107,7 +1107,8 @@ public class YoutubeStreamExtractor extends StreamExtractor {
                         final JsonArray previewsArray = segmentJson.getObject("thumbnail").getArray("thumbnails");
                         if (!previewsArray.isEmpty()) {
                             // Assume that the thumbnail with the highest resolution is at the last position
-                            segment.setPreviewUrl(previewsArray.getObject(previewsArray.size() - 1).getString("url"));
+                            final String url = previewsArray.getObject(previewsArray.size() - 1).getString("url");
+                            segment.setPreviewUrl(fixThumbnailUrl(url));
                         }
                     }
                     segments.add(segment);
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamSegment.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamSegment.java
index 2bb329aca..5b681073a 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamSegment.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/stream/StreamSegment.java
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ public class StreamSegment implements Serializable {
     }
 
     public void setPreviewUrl(@Nullable final String previewUrl) {
-        this.previewUrl = previewUrl.replaceAll("\\u0026", "&");
+        this.previewUrl = previewUrl;
     }
 }