diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index 4f420766..04a13eb1 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
     MediaStream,
     BaseItemDto,
     BaseItemPerson,
+    TvShowsApiGetEpisodesRequest,
     UserDto
 } from '@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client';
 import { JellyfinApi } from './components/jellyfinApi';
@@ -587,23 +588,17 @@ export async function getItemsForPlayback(
 
 /**
  * Get episodes for a show given by seriesId
- * @param userId - userid to use
  * @param seriesId - series to look up
  * @param query - query parameters to build on
  * @returns episode items
  */
 export function getEpisodesForPlayback(
-    userId: string,
     seriesId: string,
-    query: ItemQuery = {}
+    query: TvShowsApiGetEpisodesRequest
 ): Promise<BaseItemDtoQueryResult> {
-    query.UserId = userId;
-    query.Fields = requiredItemFields;
-    query.ExcludeLocationTypes = 'Virtual';
-
     return JellyfinApi.authAjax(`Shows/${seriesId}/Episodes`, {
         dataType: 'json',
-        query: query,
+        query: { ...query, fields: requiredItemFields },
         type: 'GET'
     });
 }
@@ -701,15 +696,11 @@ export async function translateRequestedItems(
             return result;
         }
 
-        const episodesResult = await getEpisodesForPlayback(
-            userId,
-            episode.SeriesId,
-            {
-                IsMissing: false,
-                IsVirtualUnaired: false,
-                UserId: userId
-            }
-        );
+        const episodesResult = await getEpisodesForPlayback(episode.SeriesId, {
+            isMissing: false,
+            seriesId: episode.SeriesId,
+            userId: userId
+        });
 
         let foundItem = false;