diff --git a/assets/js/player.js b/assets/js/player.js
index 16274bb1..d1c017e8 100644
--- a/assets/js/player.js
+++ b/assets/js/player.js
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ var options = {
         ]
     },
     html5: {
+        preloadTextTracks: false,
         vhs: {
-            overrideNative: true           // always use VHS
-        },
-        nativeAudioTracks: false,          // disable native tracks***optional
-        nativeVideoTracks: false           //    – they interfere with VHS
+            overrideNative: true
+        }
     }
 };
 
@@ -350,6 +349,17 @@ if (video_data.params.autoplay) {
 if (!video_data.params.listen && video_data.params.quality === 'dash') {
     console.log('[Invidious Debug] Initializing httpSourceSelector...');
     console.log('[Invidious Debug] Player sources BEFORE httpSourceSelector init:', JSON.stringify(player.currentSources()));
+
+    // --- START Pre-Plugin Environment Check ---
+    console.log('[Invidious Debug] Checking environment before httpSourceSelector call:');
+    console.log('[Invidious Debug] - typeof window.fetch:', typeof window.fetch);
+    console.log('[Invidious Debug] - typeof window.XMLHttpRequest:', typeof window.XMLHttpRequest);
+    console.log('[Invidious Debug] - typeof window.Promise:', typeof window.Promise);
+    console.log('[Invidious Debug] - typeof window.URL:', typeof window.URL);
+    console.log('[Invidious Debug] - typeof window.DOMParser:', typeof window.DOMParser);
+    console.log('[Invidious Debug] - videojs.options:', JSON.stringify(videojs.options));
+    // --- END Pre-Plugin Environment Check ---
+
     try {
         player.httpSourceSelector(); // This triggers manifest fetch & parsing
         console.log('[Invidious Debug] httpSourceSelector initialized (call successful).'); // Log after call