diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
index ed55dc9c..117a5dbe 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ end
 
 def make_client(url : URI, region = nil)
   client = HTTPClient.new(url)
-  client.family = CONFIG.force_resolve
+  client.family = (url.host == "www.youtube.com") ? CONFIG.force_resolve : Socket::Family::UNSPEC
   client.read_timeout = 15.seconds
   client.connect_timeout = 15.seconds