diff --git a/Sources/OTT/Provider/PhoenixMediaProvider.swift b/Sources/OTT/Provider/PhoenixMediaProvider.swift
index 3edcae9..d374df6 100644
--- a/Sources/OTT/Provider/PhoenixMediaProvider.swift
+++ b/Sources/OTT/Provider/PhoenixMediaProvider.swift
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public enum PhoenixMediaProviderError: PKError {
     @objc public var formats: [String]?
     @objc public var fileIds: [String]?
     @objc public var playbackContextType: PlaybackContextType = .unset
-    @objc public var networkProtocol: String?
+    @objc public var networkProtocol: String = "https"
     @objc public var referrer: String?
     @objc public var urlType: String?
     @objc public var streamerType: String?
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public enum PhoenixMediaProviderError: PKError {
     /// - Parameter networkProtocol: http/https
     /// - Returns: Self
     @discardableResult
-    @nonobjc public func set(networkProtocol: String?) -> Self {
+    @nonobjc public func set(networkProtocol: String) -> Self {
         self.networkProtocol = networkProtocol
         return self
     }
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ public enum PhoenixMediaProviderError: PKError {
         return self
     }
     
-    let defaultProtocol = "https"
-    
     /// This  object is created before loading the media in order to make sure all required attributes are set and we are ready to load
     public struct LoaderInfo {
         var sessionProvider: SessionProvider
@@ -372,7 +370,6 @@ public enum PhoenixMediaProviderError: PKError {
             }
         }
         
-        let pr = self.networkProtocol ?? defaultProtocol
         let executor = self.executor ?? KNKRequestExecutor.shared
         
         let loaderParams = LoaderInfo(sessionProvider: sessionProvider,
@@ -382,7 +379,7 @@ public enum PhoenixMediaProviderError: PKError {
                                       playbackContextType: self.toAPIType(type: self.playbackContextType),
                                       formats: self.formats,
                                       fileIds: self.fileIds,
-                                      networkProtocol: pr,
+                                      networkProtocol: self.networkProtocol,
                                       urlType: self.urlType,
                                       streamerType: self.streamerType,
                                       adapterData: self.adapterData,