diff --git a/api/src/stream/internal-hls.js b/api/src/stream/internal-hls.js
index 83deb440..55634c71 100644
--- a/api/src/stream/internal-hls.js
+++ b/api/src/stream/internal-hls.js
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ function transformObject(streamInfo, hlsObject) {
 
     let fullUrl;
     if (getURL(hlsObject.uri)) {
-        fullUrl = hlsObject.uri;
+        fullUrl = new URL(hlsObject.uri);
     } else {
         fullUrl = new URL(hlsObject.uri, streamInfo.url);
     }
 
-    hlsObject.uri = createInternalStream(fullUrl.toString(), streamInfo);
+    if (fullUrl.hostname !== '127.0.0.1') {
+        hlsObject.uri = createInternalStream(fullUrl.toString(), streamInfo);
 
-    if (hlsObject.map) {
-        hlsObject.map = transformObject(streamInfo, hlsObject.map);
+        if (hlsObject.map) {
+            hlsObject.map = transformObject(streamInfo, hlsObject.map);
+        }
     }
 
     return hlsObject;