diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoDRM.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoDRM.swift
index cea37a1a..d3cf2ec6 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoDRM.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoDRM.swift
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ enum RCTVideoDRM {
     ) -> Promise<Data> {
         let url = loadingRequest.request.url
 
-        guard let contentId = contentId ?? url?.absoluteString.replacingOccurrences(of: "skd://", with: "") else {
+        let parsedContentId = contentId != nil && !contentId!.isEmpty ? contentId : nil
+
+        guard let contentId = parsedContentId ?? url?.absoluteString.replacingOccurrences(of: "skd://", with: "") else {
             return Promise(RCTVideoError.invalidContentId as! Error)
         }