diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25a819e7..a6695e6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ========================
 * Fixed MVLive recordings once again
 * Fix: "Check URLs" button stays inactive after the first run
-* ~~Fix: recordings for some Cam4 models still didn't start~~
+* Fix: recordings for some Cam4 models still didn't start
 * Added "space used" to recordings tab
 * Added menu item to add models in paused state to the "Recording" tab
 * Added server setting to choose between fast and accurate playlist generation
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/cam4/Cam4Model.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/cam4/Cam4Model.java
index ad0f79f3..be5da187 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/cam4/Cam4Model.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/cam4/Cam4Model.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.iheartradio.m3u8.data.StreamInfo;
 
 import ctbrec.AbstractModel;
 import ctbrec.Config;
+import ctbrec.StringUtil;
 import ctbrec.io.HtmlParser;
 import ctbrec.io.HttpException;
 import ctbrec.recorder.download.StreamSource;
@@ -53,12 +54,12 @@ public class Cam4Model extends AbstractModel {
         if (ignoreCache || onlineState == UNKNOWN) {
             try {
                 loadModelDetails();
-                LOG.info("Final playlist URL for {} {}", getName(), getPlaylistUrl());
+                getPlaylistUrl();
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 onlineState = OFFLINE;
             }
         }
-        return onlineState == ONLINE && !privateRoom && playlistUrl != null && !playlistUrl.isEmpty();
+        return onlineState == ONLINE && !privateRoom && StringUtil.isNotBlank(playlistUrl);
     }
 
     private void loadModelDetails() throws IOException {
@@ -117,18 +118,16 @@ public class Cam4Model extends AbstractModel {
     }
 
     private String getPlaylistUrl() throws IOException {
-        if (playlistUrl == null || playlistUrl.trim().isEmpty()) {
-            String page = loadModelPage();
-            Matcher m = Pattern.compile("hlsUrl\\s*:\\s*'(.*?)'", DOTALL | MULTILINE).matcher(page);
-            if (m.find()) {
-                playlistUrl = m.group(1);
-            } else {
-                LOG.debug("hlsURl not in page");
-                getPlaylistUrlFromStreamUrl();
-            }
-            if (playlistUrl == null) {
-                throw new IOException("Couldn't determine playlist url");
-            }
+        String page = loadModelPage();
+        Matcher m = Pattern.compile("hlsUrl\\s*:\\s*'(.*?)'", DOTALL | MULTILINE).matcher(page);
+        if (m.find()) {
+            playlistUrl = m.group(1);
+        } else {
+            LOG.debug("hlsUrl not in page");
+            getPlaylistUrlFromStreamUrl();
+        }
+        if (playlistUrl == null) {
+            throw new IOException("Couldn't determine playlist url");
         }
         return playlistUrl;
     }
@@ -163,15 +162,15 @@ public class Cam4Model extends AbstractModel {
     }
 
     private String loadModelPage() throws IOException {
-        Request req = new Request.Builder()
+        Request req = new Request.Builder() // @formatter:off
                 .url(getUrl())
                 .header(USER_AGENT, Config.getInstance().getSettings().httpUserAgent)
-                .header(ACCEPT, "text/html")
-                .header(ACCEPT_LANGUAGE, "en")
+                .header(ACCEPT, "*/*")
+                .header(ACCEPT_LANGUAGE, "*")
                 .header(CACHE_CONTROL, NO_CACHE)
                 .header(PRAGMA, NO_CACHE)
-                .header(REFERER, site.getBaseUrl())
-                .build();
+                .header(REFERER, getUrl())
+                .build(); // @formatter:on
         try (Response response = site.getHttpClient().execute(req)) {
             if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                 return response.body().string();