2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index a45d7ae5f..64abcc044 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -2840,7 +2840,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         {
             if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT)
             {
-                return Directory.Exists(path);
+                // We can't validate protocol-based paths, so just allow them
+                if (path.IndexOf("://", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == -1)
+                {
+                    return Directory.Exists(path);
+                }
             }
 
             // Without native support for unc, we cannot validate this when running under mono
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs
index 716d627a9..e7bfe56f2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/MediaSourceManager.cs
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
 
         public async Task<LiveStreamResponse> OpenLiveStream(LiveStreamRequest request, bool enableAutoClose, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            enableAutoClose = false;
             await _liveStreamSemaphore.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             try