diff --git a/src/mpv_control.py b/src/mpv_control.py
index 54fcb90..32c3549 100644
--- a/src/mpv_control.py
+++ b/src/mpv_control.py
@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@ def mpv_log(loglevel, component, message):
     elif loglevel == 'error':
         logger.error(f'{component} {message}')
 
-player = mpv.MPV(log_handler=mpv_log, ytdl=False,
-                 prefetch_playlist=True)
+player = mpv.MPV(log_handler=mpv_log)
+
+list_options = dir(player)
+if 'ytdl' in list_options:
+    player.ytdl = False
+if 'prefetch_playlist' in list_options:
+    player.prefetch_playlist = True
 
 
 def set_http_header(headers=[]):
     player.http_header_fields = headers
 
+
 @logger.catch
 def player_menu(header=None, storage={}):
     while True: