diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/hls/AbstractHlsDownload.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/hls/AbstractHlsDownload.java
index 54515ff2..dd44e2be 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/hls/AbstractHlsDownload.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/download/hls/AbstractHlsDownload.java
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractHlsDownload extends AbstractDownload {
                     }
                     throw new InvalidPlaylistException("Playlist has no media playlist");
                 } else {
-                    // update playlist url in case the streaming server has switched or something
-                    LOG.debug("Loading segment playlist failed - trying to get a fresh playlist URL");
-                    segmentsURL = getSegmentPlaylistUrl(getModel());
                     throw new HttpException(response.code(), response.message());
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {