diff --git a/backend/stream.py b/backend/stream.py
index 7217350..09b1813 100755
--- a/backend/stream.py
+++ b/backend/stream.py
@@ -226,18 +226,10 @@ class UpstreamHandler():
                         if self.provider == "youtube":
                             full_image = re.sub(r'\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$', r'/maxresdefault.\1', image)
                             standard_image = re.sub(r'\/[a-zA-Z0-9]+\.([a-zA-Z0-9]+)$', r'/sddefault.\1', image)
-                            image_status_standard_future = None
-                            image_status_full_future = None
-                            if full_image != image:
-                                image_status_full_future = session.head(full_image)
-                                if standard_image != image:
-                                    image_status_standard_future = session.head(standard_image)
-                            image_status_full = None
-                            image_status_standard = None
-                            if image_status_standard_future is not None:
-                                image_status_standard = await image_status_standard_future
-                            if image_status_full_future is not None:
-                                image_status_full = await image_status_full_future
+                            image_status_full_future = session.head(full_image)
+                            image_status_standard_future = session.head(standard_image)
+                            image_status_full = await image_status_full_future
+                            image_status_standard = await image_status_standard_future
                             if hasattr(image_status_full, "status") and (image_status_full.status < 400):
                                 data["og:image"] = full_image
                             elif hasattr(image_status_standard, "status") and (image_status_standard.status < 400):