diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75b3ef77..c847fb17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ services:
       VITE_DEFAULT_INVIDIOUS_INSTANCE: "https://invidious.materialio.us"
 
       # URL TO RYD
+      # Leave blank to disable completely.
       VITE_DEFAULT_RETURNYTDISLIKES_INSTANCE: "https://returnyoutubedislikeapi.com"
 
       # URL to your proxied instance of Materialious
diff --git a/materialious/src/.d.ts b/materialious/src/.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a8ede95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/materialious/src/.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+declare module 'virtual:pwa-info';
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diff --git a/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.ts b/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.ts
index 544ee4a4..9a667984 100644
--- a/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/routes/watch/[slug]/+page.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { PlaylistPage } from '$lib/Api/model';
 import { phaseDescription } from '$lib/misc';
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { get } from 'svelte/store';
-import { authStore, playerProxyVideosStore, returnYtDislikesStore } from '../../../store';
+import { authStore, playerProxyVideosStore, returnYTDislikesInstanceStore, returnYtDislikesStore } from '../../../store';
 
 export async function load({ params, url }) {
 	let video;
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ export async function load({ params, url }) {
 		comments = null;
 	}
 
-	let returnYTDislikes;
-	try {
-		returnYTDislikes = get(returnYtDislikesStore) ? await getDislikes(params.slug) : null;
-	} catch {
-		returnYTDislikes = null;
+	let returnYTDislikes = null;
+	const returnYTDislikesInstance = get(returnYTDislikesInstanceStore);
+	if (returnYTDislikesInstance && returnYTDislikesInstance !== "") {
+		try {
+			returnYTDislikes = get(returnYtDislikesStore) ? await getDislikes(params.slug) : null;
+		} catch { }
 	}
 
 	return {
diff --git a/materialious/src/store.ts b/materialious/src/store.ts
index cd04da63..ff329409 100644
--- a/materialious/src/store.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/store.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { DataConnection } from 'peerjs';
 import { persisted } from 'svelte-persisted-store';
 import { writable, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 
-export const returnYTDislikesInstanceStore = persisted(
+export const returnYTDislikesInstanceStore: Writable<string | null | undefined> = persisted(
 	'returnYTDislikesInstance',
 	import.meta.env.VITE_DEFAULT_RETURNYTDISLIKES_INSTANCE
 );
diff --git a/materialious/tsconfig.json b/materialious/tsconfig.json
index 695fd87f..be94989f 100644
--- a/materialious/tsconfig.json
+++ b/materialious/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,10 +10,20 @@
 		"sourceMap": true,
 		"strict": true,
 		"moduleResolution": "bundler",
-		"types": ["vidstack/svelte"]
-	}
+		"types": [
+			"vidstack/svelte"
+		]
+	},
+	"include": [
+		"src/**/*.ts",
+		"src/**/*.d.ts"
+	],
+	"exclude": [
+		"node_modules",
+		"dist"
+	]
 	// Path aliases are handled by https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/configuration#alias
 	//
 	// If you want to overwrite includes/excludes, make sure to copy over the relevant includes/excludes
 	// from the referenced tsconfig.json - TypeScript does not merge them in
-}
+}
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