diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java
index 0077c3b0..c486bf0b 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package com.brentvatne.exoplayer;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.ContextWrapper;
 
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
+import com.facebook.react.modules.network.CookieJarContainer;
+import com.facebook.react.modules.network.ForwardingCookieHandler;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.network.OkHttpClientProvider;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ext.okhttp.OkHttpDataSourceFactory;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
@@ -10,6 +14,10 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultDataSourceFactory;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.HttpDataSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
 
+import okhttp3.Cookie;
+import okhttp3.JavaNetCookieJar;
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+
 public class DataSourceUtil {
 
     private DataSourceUtil() {
@@ -23,14 +31,14 @@ public class DataSourceUtil {
         DataSourceUtil.userAgent = userAgent;
     }
 
-    public static String getUserAgent(Context context) {
+    public static String getUserAgent(ReactContext context) {
         if (userAgent == null) {
-            userAgent = Util.getUserAgent(context.getApplicationContext(), "ReactNativeVideo");
+            userAgent = Util.getUserAgent(context, "ReactNativeVideo");
         }
         return userAgent;
     }
 
-    public static DataSource.Factory getRawDataSourceFactory(Context context) {
+    public static DataSource.Factory getRawDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context) {
         if (rawDataSourceFactory == null) {
             rawDataSourceFactory = buildRawDataSourceFactory(context);
         }
@@ -41,7 +49,7 @@ public class DataSourceUtil {
         DataSourceUtil.rawDataSourceFactory = factory;
     }
 
-    public static DataSource.Factory getDefaultDataSourceFactory(Context context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
+    public static DataSource.Factory getDefaultDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
         if (defaultDataSourceFactory == null) {
             defaultDataSourceFactory = buildDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter);
         }
@@ -52,17 +60,20 @@ public class DataSourceUtil {
         DataSourceUtil.defaultDataSourceFactory = factory;
     }
 
-    private static DataSource.Factory buildRawDataSourceFactory(Context context) {
+    private static DataSource.Factory buildRawDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context) {
         return new RawResourceDataSourceFactory(context.getApplicationContext());
     }
 
-    private static DataSource.Factory buildDataSourceFactory(Context context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
-        Context appContext = context.getApplicationContext();
-        return new DefaultDataSourceFactory(appContext, bandwidthMeter,
-                buildHttpDataSourceFactory(appContext, bandwidthMeter));
+    private static DataSource.Factory buildDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
+        return new DefaultDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter,
+                buildHttpDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter));
     }
 
-    private static HttpDataSource.Factory buildHttpDataSourceFactory(Context context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
+    private static HttpDataSource.Factory buildHttpDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
+        OkHttpClient client = OkHttpClientProvider.getOkHttpClient();
+        CookieJarContainer container = (CookieJarContainer) client.cookieJar();
+        ForwardingCookieHandler handler = new ForwardingCookieHandler(context);
+        container.setCookieJar(new JavaNetCookieJar(handler));
         return new OkHttpDataSourceFactory(OkHttpClientProvider.getOkHttpClient(), getUserAgent(context), bandwidthMeter);
     }
 
diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index f24d94c2..074531af 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -124,14 +124,13 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
 
     public ReactExoplayerView(ThemedReactContext context) {
         super(context);
+        this.themedReactContext = context;
         createViews();
         this.eventEmitter = new VideoEventEmitter(context);
-        this.themedReactContext = context;
         audioManager = (AudioManager) context.getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
         themedReactContext.addLifecycleEventListener(this);
         audioBecomingNoisyReceiver = new AudioBecomingNoisyReceiver(themedReactContext);
 
-        initializePlayer();
     }
 
 
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
      * @return A new DataSource factory.
      */
     private DataSource.Factory buildDataSourceFactory(boolean useBandwidthMeter) {
-        return DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(getContext(), useBandwidthMeter ? BANDWIDTH_METER : null);
+        return DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(this.themedReactContext, useBandwidthMeter ? BANDWIDTH_METER : null);
     }
 
     // AudioManager.OnAudioFocusChangeListener implementation
@@ -482,7 +481,6 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
     @Override
     public void onPlayerError(ExoPlaybackException e) {
         String errorString = null;
-        Exception ex = e;
         if (e.type == ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_RENDERER) {
             Exception cause = e.getRendererException();
             if (cause instanceof MediaCodecRenderer.DecoderInitializationException) {
@@ -505,12 +503,8 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if (e.type == ExoPlaybackException.TYPE_SOURCE) {
-            ex = e.getSourceException();
-            errorString = getResources().getString(R.string.unrecognized_media_format);
-        }
         if (errorString != null) {
-            eventEmitter.error(errorString, ex);
+            eventEmitter.error(errorString, e);
         }
         playerNeedsSource = true;
         if (isBehindLiveWindow(e)) {
@@ -549,7 +543,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
 
             this.srcUri = uri;
             this.extension = extension;
-            this.mediaDataSourceFactory = DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(getContext(), BANDWIDTH_METER);
+            this.mediaDataSourceFactory = DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(this.themedReactContext, BANDWIDTH_METER);
 
             if (!isOriginalSourceNull && !isSourceEqual) {
                 reloadSource();
@@ -568,7 +562,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
 
             this.srcUri = uri;
             this.extension = extension;
-            this.mediaDataSourceFactory = DataSourceUtil.getRawDataSourceFactory(getContext());
+            this.mediaDataSourceFactory = DataSourceUtil.getRawDataSourceFactory(this.themedReactContext);
 
             if (!isOriginalSourceNull && !isSourceEqual) {
                 reloadSource();