diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 034ca7a..4c075ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "cobalt",
     "description": "save what you love",
-    "version": "7.1.2",
+    "version": "7.1.3",
     "author": "wukko",
     "exports": "./src/cobalt.js",
     "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/modules/processing/hostOverrides.js b/src/modules/processing/hostOverrides.js
index 211cd2a..11104bd 100644
--- a/src/modules/processing/hostOverrides.js
+++ b/src/modules/processing/hostOverrides.js
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ export default function (inHost, inURL) {
     let url = String(inURL);
 
     switch(host) {
+        case "youtube":
+            if (url.startsWith("https://youtube.com/live/") || url.startsWith("https://www.youtube.com/")) {
+                url = url.split("?")[0].replace("www.", "");
+                url = `https://youtube.com/watch?v=${url.replace("https://youtube.com/live/", "")}`
+            }
+            break;
         case "youtu":
             if (url.startsWith("https://youtu.be/")) {
                 host = "youtube";
-                url = `https://youtube.com/watch?v=${url.replace("https://youtu.be/", "")}`;
+                url = `https://youtube.com/watch?v=${url.replace("https://youtu.be/", "")}`
             }
             break;
         case "vxtwitter":
diff --git a/src/test/tests.json b/src/test/tests.json
index 3415550..905f5c7 100644
--- a/src/test/tests.json
+++ b/src/test/tests.json
@@ -465,6 +465,14 @@
             "code": 200,
             "status": "stream"
         }
+    }, {
+        "name": "live link, defaults",
+        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/live/ENxZS6PUDuI?feature=shared",
+        "params": {},
+        "expected": {
+            "code": 200,
+            "status": "stream"
+        }
     }, {
         "name": "inexistent video",
         "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=gnjuHYWGEW",