diff --git a/local-scrapers-repo b/local-scrapers-repo
index 10a18e68..a251769b 160000
--- a/local-scrapers-repo
+++ b/local-scrapers-repo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 10a18e6867d4600851c8b263a2d82665298b3990
+Subproject commit a251769bedb4ab2f1f983e2c2a216041c664780a
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
index d0364cfd..5a4738c6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export interface AppSettings {
   scraperRepositoryUrl: string; // URL to the scraper repository
   enableLocalScrapers: boolean; // Enable/disable local scraper functionality
   scraperTimeout: number; // Timeout for scraper execution in seconds
+  enableScraperUrlValidation: boolean; // Enable/disable URL validation for scrapers
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
   scraperRepositoryUrl: '',
   enableLocalScrapers: true,
   scraperTimeout: 60, // 60 seconds timeout
+  enableScraperUrlValidation: true, // Enable URL validation by default
 };
 
 const SETTINGS_STORAGE_KEY = 'app_settings';
diff --git a/src/screens/ScraperSettingsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/ScraperSettingsScreen.tsx
index e21997ca..f1fbefc8 100644
--- a/src/screens/ScraperSettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/ScraperSettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ const ScraperSettingsScreen: React.FC = () => {
     await updateSetting('enableLocalScrapers', enabled);
   };
 
+  const handleToggleUrlValidation = async (enabled: boolean) => {
+    await updateSetting('enableScraperUrlValidation', enabled);
+  };
+
   const renderScraperItem = (scraper: ScraperInfo) => (
     <View key={scraper.id} style={styles.scraperItem}>
       <View style={styles.scraperInfo}>
@@ -232,6 +236,22 @@ const ScraperSettingsScreen: React.FC = () => {
               thumbColor={settings.enableLocalScrapers ? '#ffffff' : '#f4f3f4'}
             />
           </View>
+          
+          {/* URL Validation Toggle */}
+          <View style={styles.settingRow}>
+            <View style={styles.settingInfo}>
+              <Text style={styles.settingTitle}>Enable URL Validation</Text>
+              <Text style={styles.settingDescription}>
+                Validate streaming URLs before returning them (may slow down results but improves reliability)
+              </Text>
+            </View>
+            <Switch
+              value={settings.enableScraperUrlValidation}
+              onValueChange={handleToggleUrlValidation}
+              trackColor={{ false: '#767577', true: '#007AFF' }}
+              thumbColor={settings.enableScraperUrlValidation ? '#ffffff' : '#f4f3f4'}
+            />
+          </View>
         </View>
 
         {/* Repository Configuration */}
diff --git a/src/services/localScraperService.ts b/src/services/localScraperService.ts
index 913e231b..12f91382 100644
--- a/src/services/localScraperService.ts
+++ b/src/services/localScraperService.ts
@@ -294,6 +294,11 @@ class LocalScraperService {
   private async executeSandboxed(code: string, params: any): Promise<LocalScraperResult[]> {
     // This is a simplified sandbox - in production, you'd want more security
     try {
+      // Get URL validation setting from AsyncStorage
+      const settingsData = await AsyncStorage.getItem('app_settings');
+      const settings = settingsData ? JSON.parse(settingsData) : {};
+      const urlValidationEnabled = settings.enableScraperUrlValidation ?? true;
+      
       // Create a limited global context
       const moduleExports = {};
       const moduleObj = { exports: moduleExports };
@@ -373,7 +378,9 @@ class LocalScraperService {
         // Node.js compatibility
         module: moduleObj,
         exports: moduleExports,
-        global: {} // Empty global object
+        global: {}, // Empty global object
+        // URL validation setting
+        URL_VALIDATION_ENABLED: urlValidationEnabled
       };
       
       // Execute the scraper code with timeout
@@ -385,7 +392,7 @@ class LocalScraperService {
         try {
           // Create function from code
           const func = new Function('sandbox', 'params', `
-            const { console, setTimeout, clearTimeout, Promise, JSON, Date, Math, parseInt, parseFloat, encodeURIComponent, decodeURIComponent, require, axios, fetch, module, exports, global } = sandbox;
+            const { console, setTimeout, clearTimeout, Promise, JSON, Date, Math, parseInt, parseFloat, encodeURIComponent, decodeURIComponent, require, axios, fetch, module, exports, global, URL_VALIDATION_ENABLED } = sandbox;
             ${code}
             
             // Call the main function (assuming it's exported)