diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/YoutubeExtractor.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/YoutubeExtractor.kt
index 9a059468..de458739 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/YoutubeExtractor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/YoutubeExtractor.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.Resource
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.safeApiCall
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorApi
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.schemaStripRegex
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ServiceList
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.extractors.YoutubeStreamExtractor
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.linkHandler.YoutubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory
@@ -35,7 +36,11 @@ open class YoutubeExtractor : ExtractorApi() {
         val streams = safeApiCall {
             val streams = ytVideos[url] ?: let {
                 val link =
-                    YoutubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory.getInstance().fromUrl(url)
+                    YoutubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory.getInstance().fromUrl(
+                        url.replace(
+                            schemaStripRegex, ""
+                        )
+                    )
 
                 val s = object : YoutubeStreamExtractor(
                     ServiceList.YouTube,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/ExtractorApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/ExtractorApi.kt
index b89ca004..1bb6dbb0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/ExtractorApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/ExtractorApi.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ data class ExtractorLinkPlayList(
     override val headers: Map<String, String> = mapOf(),
     /** Used for getExtractorVerifierJob() */
     override val extractorData: String? = null,
-    ) : ExtractorLink(
+) : ExtractorLink(
     source,
     name,
     // Blank as un-used
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ data class ExtractorSubtitleLink(
     override val headers: Map<String, String> = mapOf()
 ) : VideoDownloadManager.IDownloadableMinimum
 
+/**
+ * Removes https:// and www.
+ * To match urls regardless of schema, perhaps Uri() can be used?
+ */
+val schemaStripRegex = Regex("""^(https:|)//(www\.|)""")
+
 enum class Qualities(var value: Int) {
     Unknown(400),
     P144(144), // 144p
@@ -146,7 +152,9 @@ suspend fun loadExtractor(
     callback: (ExtractorLink) -> Unit
 ): Boolean {
     for (extractor in extractorApis) {
-        if (url.startsWith(extractor.mainUrl)) {
+        if (url.replace(schemaStripRegex, "")
+                .startsWith(extractor.mainUrl.replace(schemaStripRegex, ""))
+        ) {
             extractor.getSafeUrl(url, referer)?.forEach(callback)
             return true
         }