diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/PeertubeService.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/PeertubeService.java
index 2fc571ef3..21c17ac8e 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/PeertubeService.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/PeertubeService.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class PeertubeService extends StreamingService {
         }
     }
     
-    public void setInstance(String url, String name) throws IOException {
+    public void setInstance(String url, String name) {
         this.instance = new PeertubeInstance(url, name);
         if(!StringUtil.isBlank(instance.getName())) {
             this.getServiceInfo().setName(instance.getName());