diff --git a/brozzler/ydl.py b/brozzler/ydl.py
index f6f2ee6..378ad6b 100644
--- a/brozzler/ydl.py
+++ b/brozzler/ydl.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 '''
 brozzler/ydl.py - youtube-dl support for brozzler
 
-Copyright (C) 2018 Internet Archive
+Copyright (C) 2020 Internet Archive
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def _build_youtube_dl(worker, destdir, site):
         "outtmpl": "{}/ydl%(autonumber)s.out".format(destdir),
         "retries": 1,
         "nocheckcertificate": True,
-        "hls_prefer_native": True,
+        "hls_prefer_native": False,
         "noprogress": True,
         "nopart": True,
         "no_color": True,