diff --git a/resources/lib/entrypoint/context.py b/resources/lib/entrypoint/context.py
index 1ff2238e..d5078eed 100644
--- a/resources/lib/entrypoint/context.py
+++ b/resources/lib/entrypoint/context.py
@@ -172,5 +172,5 @@ class Context(object):
 
     def transcode(self):
         filename = xbmc.getInfoLabel("ListItem.Filenameandpath")
-        filename += "&transcode=True"
+        filename += "&transcode=true"
         xbmc.executebuiltin("PlayMedia(%s)" % filename)
diff --git a/resources/lib/entrypoint/default.py b/resources/lib/entrypoint/default.py
index bf90f7e2..a2c8c75e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/entrypoint/default.py
+++ b/resources/lib/entrypoint/default.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Events(object):
         elif mode =='play':
 
             item = TheVoid('GetItem', {'Id': params['id'], 'ServerId': server}).get()
-            Actions(server).play(item, params.get('dbid'), True if params.get('transcode') == 'True' else False, playlist=params.get('playlist') == 'true')
+            Actions(server).play(item, params.get('dbid'), params.get('transcode') == 'true', playlist=params.get('playlist') == 'true')
 
         elif mode == 'playlist':
             event('PlayPlaylist', {'Id': params['id'], 'ServerId': server})
diff --git a/resources/lib/helper/playutils.py b/resources/lib/helper/playutils.py
index bb961833..dfdf75cf 100644
--- a/resources/lib/helper/playutils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/helper/playutils.py
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ class PlayUtils(object):
             source['SupportsDirectPlay'] = False
             source['Protocol'] = "LiveTV"
 
+        if self.info['ForceTranscode']:
+
+            source['SupportsDirectPlay'] = False
+            source['SupportsDirectStream'] = False
+
         if source.get('Protocol') == 'Http' or source['SupportsDirectPlay'] and (self.is_strm(source) or not settings('playFromStream.bool') and self.is_file_exists(source)):
 
             LOG.info("--[ direct play ]")