diff --git a/db/config.py b/db/config.py
index a462efa..2530f67 100644
--- a/db/config.py
+++ b/db/config.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     sport_video_scheduler_crontab: str = "20 * * * *"
     streamed_scheduler_crontab: str = "*/15 * * * *"
     meta_cache_ttl: int = 1800  # 30 minutes
+    validate_m3u8_urls_liveness: bool = True
 
     class Config:
         env_file = ".env"
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 48ff60b..1470be1 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ This guide describes the environment variables available in MediaFusion for conf
 - **is_scrap_from_torrentio** (default: `False`): Enable or disable scraping from Torrentio.
 - **enable_rate_limit** (default: `True`): Enable or disable rate limiting.
 - **meta_cache_ttl** (default: `1800`): The time-to-live (TTL) for cached metadata, in seconds.
+- **validate_m3u8_urls_liveness** (default: `True`): Enable or disable the validation of M3U8 URLs for liveness. If enabled, the URLs are checked for liveness before returning them.
 
 #### Security and Authentication
 
diff --git a/utils/parser.py b/utils/parser.py
index 32a366e..4c3e744 100644
--- a/utils/parser.py
+++ b/utils/parser.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from streaming_providers.torbox.utils import (
 )
 from utils import const
 from utils.network import get_redirector_url
+from utils.validation_helper import validate_m3u8_url
 
 ia = Cinemagoer()
 ADULT_CONTENT_KEYWORDS = re.compile(
@@ -325,7 +326,13 @@ async def parse_tv_stream_data(tv_streams: list[TVStreams]) -> list[Stream]:
             if stream_link is None:
                 continue
             stream.url = stream_link
+        elif settings.validate_m3u8_urls_liveness:
+            is_working, _ = await validate_m3u8_url(stream.url, stream.behaviorHints)
+            if not is_working:
+                continue
+
         country_info = f"\n🌐 {stream.country}" if stream.country else ""
+
         stream_list.append(
             Stream(
                 name="MediaFusion",
diff --git a/utils/validation_helper.py b/utils/validation_helper.py
index be1bc26..fb2e0a9 100644
--- a/utils/validation_helper.py
+++ b/utils/validation_helper.py
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ async def validate_image_url(url: str) -> bool:
     return await is_valid_url(url) and await does_url_exist(url)
 
 
-async def validate_m3u8_url(url: str, behaviour_hint: dict) -> (bool, bool):
-    if not await is_valid_url(url):
+async def validate_m3u8_url(
+    url: str, behaviour_hint: dict, validate_url: bool = False
+) -> (bool, bool):
+    if validate_url and not await is_valid_url(url):
         return False, False
 
     headers = behaviour_hint.get("proxyHeaders", {}).get("request", {})
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ async def validate_tv_metadata(metadata: schemas.TVMetaData) -> list[schemas.TVS
                     stream.behaviorHints.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
                     if stream.behaviorHints
                     else {},
+                    validate_url=True,
                 )
             )
         elif stream.ytId: