diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/StreamingService.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/StreamingService.java
index 86bd9d1f8..26e84da97 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/StreamingService.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/StreamingService.java
@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@ public abstract class StreamingService {
         LinkHandlerFactory cH = getChannelLHFactory();
         LinkHandlerFactory pH = getPlaylistLHFactory();
 
-        if (sH.acceptUrl(url)) {
+        if (sH != null && sH.acceptUrl(url)) {
             return LinkType.STREAM;
-        } else if (cH.acceptUrl(url)) {
+        } else if (cH != null && cH.acceptUrl(url)) {
             return LinkType.CHANNEL;
-        } else if (pH.acceptUrl(url)) {
+        } else if (pH != null && pH.acceptUrl(url)) {
             return LinkType.PLAYLIST;
         } else {
             return LinkType.NONE;