diff --git a/src/providers/embeds/vidsrc.ts b/src/providers/embeds/vidsrc.ts
index 069c2f6..ae945d2 100644
--- a/src/providers/embeds/vidsrc.ts
+++ b/src/providers/embeds/vidsrc.ts
@@ -32,21 +32,24 @@ export const vidsrcembedScraper = makeEmbed({
     if (!finalUrl.includes('.m3u8')) throw new Error('Unable to find HLS playlist');
 
     let setPassLink = html.match(setPassRegex)?.[1];
-    if (!setPassLink) throw new Error('Unable to find set_pass.php link');
 
-    if (setPassLink.startsWith('//')) {
-      setPassLink = `https:${setPassLink}`;
+    // isn't neeeded, the stream works without it anyway
+    // shouldn't fail if the setpass link is not found
+    if (setPassLink) {
+      if (setPassLink.startsWith('//')) {
+        setPassLink = `https:${setPassLink}`;
+      }
+
+      // VidSrc uses a password endpoint to temporarily whitelist the user's IP. This is called in an interval by the player.
+      // It currently has no effect on the player itself, the content plays fine without it.
+      // In the future we might have to introduce hooks for the frontend to call this endpoint.
+      await ctx.proxiedFetcher(setPassLink, {
+        headers: {
+          referer: ctx.url,
+        },
+      });
     }
 
-    // VidSrc uses a password endpoint to temporarily whitelist the user's IP. This is called in an interval by the player.
-    // It currently has no effect on the player itself, the content plays fine without it.
-    // In the future we might have to introduce hooks for the frontend to call this endpoint.
-    await ctx.proxiedFetcher(setPassLink, {
-      headers: {
-        referer: ctx.url,
-      },
-    });
-
     return {
       stream: [
         {