diff --git a/patches/yt_dlp/patch/fatal_http_errors.py b/patches/yt_dlp/patch/fatal_http_errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..442db436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/yt_dlp/patch/fatal_http_errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from yt_dlp.extractor.youtube import YoutubeIE
+
+
+class PatchedYoutubeIE(YoutubeIE):
+
+    def _download_player_responses(self, url, smuggled_data, video_id, webpage_url):
+        webpage = None
+        if 'webpage' not in self._configuration_arg('player_skip'):
+            query = {'bpctr': '9999999999', 'has_verified': '1'}
+            pp = self._configuration_arg('player_params', [None], casesense=True)[0]
+            if pp:
+                query['pp'] = pp
+            webpage = self._download_webpage_with_retries(webpage_url, video_id, retry_fatal=True, query=query)
+
+        master_ytcfg = self.extract_ytcfg(video_id, webpage) or self._get_default_ytcfg()
+
+        player_responses, player_url = self._extract_player_responses(
+            self._get_requested_clients(url, smuggled_data),
+            video_id, webpage, master_ytcfg, smuggled_data)
+
+        return webpage, master_ytcfg, player_responses, player_url
+
+
+YoutubeIE.__unpatched___download_player_responses = YoutubeIE._download_player_responses
+YoutubeIE._download_player_responses = PatchedYoutubeIE._download_player_responses
diff --git a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
index 66ca3a08..65b72e06 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from .hooks import postprocessor_hook, progress_hook
 from .utils import mkdir_p
 import yt_dlp
 import yt_dlp.patch.check_thumbnails
+import yt_dlp.patch.fatal_http_errors
 from yt_dlp.utils import remove_end