diff --git a/src/main/java/cz/kamma/xtreamplayer/XtreamPlayerApplication.java b/src/main/java/cz/kamma/xtreamplayer/XtreamPlayerApplication.java
index cc5f3e0..bb2c2af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cz/kamma/xtreamplayer/XtreamPlayerApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cz/kamma/xtreamplayer/XtreamPlayerApplication.java
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public final class XtreamPlayerApplication {
                             return;
                         }
                         attemptErrors.add(maskUri(candidate) + " -> " + compactError(candidateException));
-                        LOGGER.warn("Stream proxy candidate failed uri={}", maskUri(candidate), candidateException);
+                        LOGGER.warn("Stream proxy candidate failed uri={} reason={}", maskUri(candidate), compactError(candidateException));
                     }
                 }
                 if (response == null) {
@@ -858,9 +858,10 @@ public final class XtreamPlayerApplication {
                 ));
         copyRequestHeaderIfPresent(exchange, requestBuilder, "Range");
         copyRequestHeaderIfPresent(exchange, requestBuilder, "If-Range");
-        if (sourceUrl != null && !sourceUrl.isBlank()) {
-            requestBuilder.header("Referer", sourceUrl);
-            String origin = originFromUrl(sourceUrl);
+        String referer = resolveRefererForCandidate(candidate, sourceUrl);
+        if (!referer.isBlank()) {
+            requestBuilder.header("Referer", referer);
+            String origin = originFromUrl(referer);
             if (!origin.isBlank()) {
                 requestBuilder.header("Origin", origin);
             }
@@ -869,6 +870,32 @@ public final class XtreamPlayerApplication {
         return HTTP_CLIENT.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofByteArray());
     }
 
+    private static String resolveRefererForCandidate(URI candidate, String sourceUrl) {
+        URI candidateDir = directoryUri(candidate);
+        if (candidateDir != null) {
+            String path = candidateDir.getPath() == null ? "" : candidateDir.getPath().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+            if (path.contains("/hls/")) {
+                return candidateDir.toString();
+            }
+        }
+        if (sourceUrl != null && !sourceUrl.isBlank()) {
+            return sourceUrl;
+        }
+        return candidateDir == null ? "" : candidateDir.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static URI directoryUri(URI uri) {
+        if (uri == null || uri.getScheme() == null || uri.getRawAuthority() == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        String path = uri.getPath() == null ? "" : uri.getPath();
+        int slash = path.lastIndexOf('/');
+        String dirPath = slash >= 0 ? path.substring(0, slash + 1) : "/";
+        String query = uri.getRawQuery();
+        return URI.create(uri.getScheme() + "://" + uri.getRawAuthority() + dirPath
+                + (query == null ? "" : "?" + query));
+    }
+
     private static String pathBasename(URI uri) {
         String path = uri == null || uri.getPath() == null ? "" : uri.getPath();
         int index = path.lastIndexOf('/');