1 files changed, 25 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dlc/downloader/__init__.py b/youtube_dlc/downloader/__init__.py
index 4ae81f516..0af65890b 100644
--- a/youtube_dlc/downloader/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dlc/downloader/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,24 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from ..utils import (
+    determine_protocol,
+)
+
+
+def _get_real_downloader(info_dict, protocol=None, *args, **kwargs):
+    info_copy = info_dict.copy()
+    if protocol:
+        info_copy['protocol'] = protocol
+    return get_suitable_downloader(info_copy, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+# Some of these require _get_real_downloader
 from .common import FileDownloader
+from .dash import DashSegmentsFD
 from .f4m import F4mFD
 from .hls import HlsFD
 from .http import HttpFD
 from .rtmp import RtmpFD
-from .dash import DashSegmentsFD
 from .rtsp import RtspFD
 from .ism import IsmFD
 from .youtube_live_chat import YoutubeLiveChatReplayFD
@@ -14,10 +27,6 @@ from .external import (
     FFmpegFD,
 )
 
-from ..utils import (
-    determine_protocol,
-)
-
 PROTOCOL_MAP = {
     'rtmp': RtmpFD,
     'm3u8_native': HlsFD,
@@ -31,7 +40,7 @@ PROTOCOL_MAP = {
 }
 
 
-def get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}):
+def get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}, default=HttpFD):
     """Get the downloader class that can handle the info dict."""
     protocol = determine_protocol(info_dict)
     info_dict['protocol'] = protocol
@@ -45,16 +54,17 @@ def get_suitable_downloader(info_dict, params={}):
         if ed.can_download(info_dict):
             return ed
 
-    if protocol.startswith('m3u8') and info_dict.get('is_live'):
-        return FFmpegFD
-
-    if protocol == 'm3u8' and params.get('hls_prefer_native') is True:
-        return HlsFD
-
-    if protocol == 'm3u8_native' and params.get('hls_prefer_native') is False:
-        return FFmpegFD
+    if protocol.startswith('m3u8'):
+        if info_dict.get('is_live'):
+            return FFmpegFD
+        elif _get_real_downloader(info_dict, 'frag_urls', params, None):
+            return HlsFD
+        elif params.get('hls_prefer_native') is True:
+            return HlsFD
+        elif params.get('hls_prefer_native') is False:
+            return FFmpegFD
 
-    return PROTOCOL_MAP.get(protocol, HttpFD)
+    return PROTOCOL_MAP.get(protocol, default)
 
 
 __all__ = [