diff --git a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
index 90c48b171..4800230d1 100644
--- a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
+++ b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.bs
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ sub ReportPlayback(state = "update" as string)
         "PositionTicks": int(m.top.position) * 10000000&, 'Ensure a LongInteger is used
         "IsPaused": (m.top.state = "paused")
     }
-    if m.top.content.live
+    if isValid(m.top.content) and isValid(m.top.content.live) and m.top.content.live
         params.append({
             "MediaSourceId": m.top.transcodeParams.MediaSourceId,
             "LiveStreamId": m.top.transcodeParams.LiveStreamId