diff --git a/src/components/interceptors/request.js b/src/components/interceptors/request.js
index 46c6214..d2b8815 100644
--- a/src/components/interceptors/request.js
+++ b/src/components/interceptors/request.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { parseRelativeUrl } from '../../utils';
 import * as logger from '../../utils/logger';
 
 export default function attach(onRequestCreate) {
@@ -8,19 +7,26 @@ export default function attach(onRequestCreate) {
 
     window.Request = new Proxy(window.Request, {
         construct(target, args) {
-            const [url, options] = args;
+            let [url, options] = args;
             try {
-                const parsedUrl = parseRelativeUrl(url);
-                const modifiedUrl = onRequestCreate(parsedUrl, options);
+                if (typeof url === 'string') {
+                    if (url.indexOf('/') === 0) {
+                        url = window.location.origin + url;
+                    }
 
-                if (modifiedUrl) {
-                    args[0] = modifiedUrl.toString();
+                    if (url.indexOf('https://') !== -1) {
+                        const modifiedUrl = onRequestCreate(url, options);
+
+                        if (modifiedUrl) {
+                            args[0] = modifiedUrl;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             } catch (err) {
                 logger.error(err, `Failed to intercept Request()`);
             }
 
-            return Reflect.construct(...arguments);
+            return Reflect.construct(target, args);
         },
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/components/interceptors/xhrOpen.js b/src/components/interceptors/xhrOpen.js
index d0bcfdf..cf54615 100644
--- a/src/components/interceptors/xhrOpen.js
+++ b/src/components/interceptors/xhrOpen.js
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
-import { parseRelativeUrl } from '../../utils';
 import * as logger from '../../utils/logger';
 import { nativeXMLHttpRequestOpen } from './natives';
 
 export default function attach(onXhrOpenCalled) {
-    XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open = function(method, url) {
+    XMLHttpRequest.prototype.open = function(...args) {
+        let [method, url] = args;
         try {
-            let parsedUrl = parseRelativeUrl(url);
+            if (typeof url === 'string') {
+                if (url.indexOf('/') === 0) {
+                    url = window.location.origin + url;
+                }
 
-            if (parsedUrl) {
-                const modifiedUrl = onXhrOpenCalled(method, parsedUrl, this);
+                if (url.indexOf('https://') !== -1) {
+                    const modifiedUrl = onXhrOpenCalled(method, url, this);
 
-                if (modifiedUrl) {
-                    arguments[1] = modifiedUrl.toString();
+                    if (modifiedUrl) {
+                        args[1] = modifiedUrl;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } catch (err) {
             logger.error(err, `Failed to intercept XMLHttpRequest.open()`);
         }
 
-        nativeXMLHttpRequestOpen.apply(this, arguments);
+        nativeXMLHttpRequestOpen.apply(this, args);
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/components/requestPreprocessor.js b/src/components/requestPreprocessor.js
index 48fd772..41ade8a 100644
--- a/src/components/requestPreprocessor.js
+++ b/src/components/requestPreprocessor.js
@@ -13,17 +13,18 @@ import * as unlocker from './unlocker';
  * - Add "content check ok" flags to request bodys
  */
 export function handleXhrOpen(method, url, xhr) {
-    let proxyUrl = unlockGoogleVideo(url);
+    const url_obj = new URL(url);
+    let proxyUrl = unlockGoogleVideo(url_obj);
     if (proxyUrl) {
         // Exclude credentials from XMLHttpRequest
         Object.defineProperty(xhr, 'withCredentials', {
             set: () => {},
             get: () => false,
         });
-        return proxyUrl;
+        return proxyUrl.toString();
     }
 
-    if (url.pathname.indexOf('/youtubei/') === 0) {
+    if (url_obj.pathname.indexOf('/youtubei/') === 0) {
         // Store auth headers in storage for further usage.
         interceptors.attachGenericInterceptor(xhr, 'setRequestHeader', ([headerName, headerValue]) => {
             if (Config.GOOGLE_AUTH_HEADER_NAMES.includes(headerName)) {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export function handleXhrOpen(method, url, xhr) {
         });
     }
 
-    if (Config.SKIP_CONTENT_WARNINGS && method === 'POST' && ['/youtubei/v1/player', '/youtubei/v1/next'].includes(url.pathname)) {
+    if (Config.SKIP_CONTENT_WARNINGS && method === 'POST' && ['/youtubei/v1/player', '/youtubei/v1/next'].includes(url_obj.pathname)) {
         // Add content check flags to player and next request (this will skip content warnings)
         interceptors.attachGenericInterceptor(xhr, 'send', (args) => {
             if (typeof args[0] === 'string') {
@@ -49,16 +50,17 @@ export function handleXhrOpen(method, url, xhr) {
  * - Add "content check ok" flags to request bodys
  */
 export function handleFetchRequest(url, requestOptions) {
-    let newGoogleVideoUrl = unlockGoogleVideo(url);
+    const url_obj = new URL(url);
+    const newGoogleVideoUrl = unlockGoogleVideo(url_obj);
     if (newGoogleVideoUrl) {
         // Exclude credentials from Fetch Request
         if (requestOptions.credentials) {
             requestOptions.credentials = 'omit';
         }
-        return newGoogleVideoUrl;
+        return newGoogleVideoUrl.toString();
     }
 
-    if (url.pathname.indexOf('/youtubei/') === 0 && isObject(requestOptions.headers)) {
+    if (url_obj.pathname.indexOf('/youtubei/') === 0 && isObject(requestOptions.headers)) {
         // Store auth headers in authStorage for further usage.
         for (let headerName in requestOptions.headers) {
             if (Config.GOOGLE_AUTH_HEADER_NAMES.includes(headerName)) {
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ export function handleFetchRequest(url, requestOptions) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (Config.SKIP_CONTENT_WARNINGS && ['/youtubei/v1/player', '/youtubei/v1/next'].includes(url.pathname)) {
+    if (Config.SKIP_CONTENT_WARNINGS && ['/youtubei/v1/player', '/youtubei/v1/next'].includes(url_obj.pathname)) {
         // Add content check flags to player and next request (this will skip content warnings)
         requestOptions.body = setContentCheckOk(requestOptions.body);
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/index.js b/src/utils/index.js
index e0150c2..bde7eb2 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/utils/index.js
@@ -142,19 +142,3 @@ export function waitForElement(elementSelector, timeout) {
 
     return deferred;
 }
-
-export function parseRelativeUrl(url) {
-    if (typeof url !== 'string') {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    if (url.indexOf('/') === 0) {
-        url = window.location.origin + url;
-    }
-
-    try {
-        return url.indexOf('https://') === 0 ? new window.URL(url) : null;
-    } catch {
-        return null;
-    }
-}