diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift
index 6a180dea..f7b219a0 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTIMAAdsManager.swift
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
     private var adsLoader: IMAAdsLoader!
     /* Main point of interaction with the SDK. Created by the SDK as the result of an ad request. */
     private var adsManager: IMAAdsManager!
-    
+
     init(video:RCTVideo!) {
         _video = video
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
     func requestAds() {
         // Create ad display container for ad rendering.
         let adDisplayContainer = IMAAdDisplayContainer(adContainer: _video, viewController: _video.reactViewController())
-        
+
         let adTagUrl = _video.getAdTagUrl()
         let contentPlayhead = _video.getContentPlayhead()
 
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
                 adDisplayContainer: adDisplayContainer,
                 contentPlayhead: contentPlayhead,
                 userContext: nil)
-            
+
             adsLoader.requestAds(with: request)
         }
     }
-    
+
     // MARK: - Getters
 
     func getAdsLoader() -> IMAAdsLoader? {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class RCTIMAAdsManager: NSObject, IMAAdsLoaderDelegate, IMAAdsManagerDelegate {
         // Grab the instance of the IMAAdsManager and set yourself as the delegate.
         adsManager = adsLoadedData.adsManager
         adsManager?.delegate = self
-        
+
 
         // Create ads rendering settings and tell the SDK to use the in-app browser.
         let adsRenderingSettings: IMAAdsRenderingSettings = IMAAdsRenderingSettings();
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index 07a72260..9c761228 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
         ])
 
         if currentTimeSecs >= 0 {
-            if !_didRequestAds && currentTimeSecs >= 0.0001 {
+            if !_didRequestAds && currentTimeSecs >= 0.0001 && _adTagUrl != nil {
                 _imaAdsManager.requestAds()
                 _didRequestAds = true
             }
@@ -310,10 +310,12 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
                     self.setAutomaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling(self._automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling)
                 }
 
-                // Set up your content playhead and contentComplete callback.
-                self._contentPlayhead = IMAAVPlayerContentPlayhead(avPlayer: self._player!)
+                if _adTagUrl != nil {
+                    // Set up your content playhead and contentComplete callback.
+                    self._contentPlayhead = IMAAVPlayerContentPlayhead(avPlayer: self._player!)
 
-                self._imaAdsManager.setUpAdsLoader()
+                    self._imaAdsManager.setUpAdsLoader()
+                }
 
                 //Perform on next run loop, otherwise onVideoLoadStart is nil
                 self.onVideoLoadStart?([
@@ -814,7 +816,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     }
 
     // MARK: - RCTIMAAdsManager
-    
+
     func getAdTagUrl() -> String? {
         return _adTagUrl
     }
@@ -823,11 +825,11 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     func setAdTagUrl(_ adTagUrl:String!) {
         _adTagUrl = adTagUrl
     }
-    
+
     func getContentPlayhead() -> IMAAVPlayerContentPlayhead? {
         return _contentPlayhead
     }
-    
+
     func setAdPlaying(_ adPlaying:Bool) {
         _adPlaying = adPlaying
     }