diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/Player.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/Player.java
index 8456a77c..73b1b726 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/Player.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/Player.java
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ public class Player {
     }
 
     // Precompile VR suffix regex
-    private static final Pattern VR_SUFFIX = Pattern.compile("(_vr)$");
+//    private static final Pattern VR_SUFFIX = Pattern.compile("(_vr)$");
 
     // Map of host replacements for non-VR streams
-    private static final Map<String, String> HOST_REPLACEMENTS = Map.of(
+/*     private static final Map<String, String> HOST_REPLACEMENTS = Map.of(
         "media-hls.doppiocdn.com", "media-hls.saawsedge.com"
-    );
+    ); */
 
     /**
      * Rewrites non-VR doppiocdn.com URLs:
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class Player {
      *  - strips _vr from directory if present
      *  - forces _480p resolution
      */
-    private static String rewriteNonVrStripchatUrl(String url) {
+/*     private static String rewriteNonVrStripchatUrl(String url) {
         try {
             URI u = URI.create(url);
             String host = u.getHost();
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class Player {
             log.warn("Failed to rewrite Stripchat URL {}: {}", url, ex.toString());
         }
         return url;
-    }
+    } */
 
     public static boolean play(Model model, boolean async) {
         try {
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public class Player {
                     }
 
                     String mediaUrlForPlayer = upstreamUrl;
+                    if (looksLikeStripchatM3u8(upstreamUrl)) {
 //                    if (isVrStripchatStream(upstreamUrl)) {
                         // VR stream -> use proxy
                         proxy = new LocalHlsProxy(model, upstreamUrl);
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ public class Player {
 //                    } else if (upstreamUrl.contains("doppiocdn.com")) {
                         // Non-VR -> rewrite host + resolution
 //                        mediaUrlForPlayer = rewriteNonVrStripchatUrl(upstreamUrl);
-//                    }
+                    }
 
                     Object[] cmdline = createCmdline(mediaUrlForPlayer, model);
                     log.debug("Player command line: {}", (Object)Arrays.toString(cmdline));
@@ -339,8 +340,8 @@ public class Player {
                 // Only proxy if it's doppiocdn.com AND it's a VR stream (.m3u8 ending + "_vr" somewhere)
                 return host != null 
                     && host.contains("doppiocdn.com") 
-                    && path.endsWith(".m3u8") 
-                    && path.contains("_vr");
+                    && path.endsWith(".m3u8");
+//                    && path.contains("_vr");
             } catch (Throwable ignore) {
                 return false;
             }