diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 087d35e27..fa93ef7da 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
         "lodash.debounce": "4.0.8",
         "lodash.isequal": "4.5.0",
         "lodash.throttle": "4.1.1",
-        "pako": "1.0.11",
         "prop-types": "15.7.2",
         "react": "16.12.0",
         "react-dom": "16.12.0",
diff --git a/src/routes/Player/usePlayer.js b/src/routes/Player/usePlayer.js
index 58270f286..0e728b51f 100644
--- a/src/routes/Player/usePlayer.js
+++ b/src/routes/Player/usePlayer.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017-2022 Smart code 203358507
 
 const React = require('react');
-const pako = require('pako');
 const { useServices } = require('stremio/services');
 const { useModelState } = require('stremio/common');
 
@@ -47,13 +46,14 @@ const map = (player) => ({
 const usePlayer = (urlParams) => {
     const { core } = useServices();
     const action = React.useMemo(() => {
-        try {
+        const stream = core.transport.decodeStream(urlParams.stream);
+        if (stream !== null) {
             return {
                 action: 'Load',
                 args: {
                     model: 'Player',
                     args: {
-                        stream: JSON.parse(pako.inflate(atob(urlParams.stream), { to: 'string' })),
+                        stream,
                         streamRequest: typeof urlParams.streamTransportUrl === 'string' && typeof urlParams.type === 'string' && typeof urlParams.videoId === 'string' ?
                             {
                                 base: urlParams.streamTransportUrl,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const usePlayer = (urlParams) => {
                     }
                 }
             };
-        } catch (e) {
+        } else {
             return {
                 action: 'Unload'
             };
diff --git a/src/services/Core/CoreTransport.js b/src/services/Core/CoreTransport.js
index 0e220c23d..95a8cff34 100644
--- a/src/services/Core/CoreTransport.js
+++ b/src/services/Core/CoreTransport.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017-2022 Smart code 203358507
 
 const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3');
-const { default: initialize_api, initialize_runtime, get_state, get_debug_state, dispatch, analytics } = require('@stremio/stremio-core-web');
+const { default: initialize_api, initialize_runtime, get_state, get_debug_state, dispatch, analytics, decode_stream } = require('@stremio/stremio-core-web');
 
 function CoreTransport() {
     const events = new EventEmitter();
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ function CoreTransport() {
             console.error('CoreTransport', error);
         }
     };
+    this.decodeStream = function(stream) {
+        return decode_stream(stream);
+    };
 }
 
 module.exports = CoreTransport;