diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt
index ec2c93e1..357cb9d4 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/edde746/plezy/mpv/MpvPlayerCore.kt
@@ -308,6 +308,12 @@ class MpvPlayerCore private constructor(
             // Pause on the last frame at EOF instead of unloading the file, so a
             // seek after the video ends still works (matches Linux/Windows).
             setOption("keep-open", "yes")
+            // Plezy only ever opens media-server streams and local files, so
+            // mpv's bundled ytdl_hook has nothing to resolve: it costs an
+            // on_load hook per open and, on a failed open, spawns yt-dlp with
+            // the access token in its argv. mpv decides whether to load the
+            // builtin script during mpv_initialize, hence an option here.
+            setOption("ytdl", "no")
           }
           if (displayFpsOverride != null) {
             Log.d(TAG, "Initial display-fps-override=$displayFpsOverride")
diff --git a/linux/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cc b/linux/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cc
index cc7ab232..085f4a0d 100644
--- a/linux/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cc
+++ b/linux/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cc
@@ -346,6 +346,13 @@ bool MpvPlayer::Initialize() {
   mpv_set_option_string(mpv_, "input-vo-keyboard", "no");
   mpv_set_option_string(mpv_, "osc", "no");
   mpv_set_option_string(mpv_, "terminal", "no");
+  // Every URL Plezy opens is a media-server stream or a local file, never a
+  // site mpv's bundled ytdl_hook could resolve. Loading it costs an on_load
+  // hook per open and, on a failed open, spawns yt-dlp with the full stream
+  // URL — access token included — in its argv, where /proc exposes it. mpv
+  // gates loading the builtin script on this option at mpv_initialize time,
+  // so it has to be set here rather than from Dart.
+  mpv_set_option_string(mpv_, "ytdl", "no");
 
   // Default to warn-level logging
   mpv_request_log_messages(mpv_, "warn");
diff --git a/windows/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cpp b/windows/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cpp
index 591999d7..beb82acd 100644
--- a/windows/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cpp
+++ b/windows/runner/mpv/mpv_player.cpp
@@ -570,6 +570,12 @@ bool MpvPlayer::Initialize(HWND view) {
   // mpv's default handling would double-handle Play/Pause.
   mpv_set_option_string(mpv_, "input-media-keys", "no");
   mpv_set_option_string(mpv_, "osc", "no");
+  // Never resolve URLs through mpv's bundled ytdl_hook: Plezy only ever opens
+  // media-server streams and local files, the hook adds a per-open on_load
+  // round trip, and on a failed open it spawns yt-dlp with the access token in
+  // its argv. mpv decides whether to load the builtin script during
+  // mpv_initialize, so this must be an option, not a Dart setProperty.
+  mpv_set_option_string(mpv_, "ytdl", "no");
 
   if (!audio_only_) {
     // Let mpv use display/context detection instead of forcing HDR signaling.