diff --git a/backend/stream_providers.py b/backend/stream_providers.py
index 12e19c6..00c6695 100755
--- a/backend/stream_providers.py
+++ b/backend/stream_providers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import expiringdict
 import subprocess
 import json
 import re
+import config
 
 try:
     streamlink_sessions = {}
@@ -122,8 +123,7 @@ class StreamProvider():
         self.upstream = upstream
         self.proxy = None
         self.logger = logger
-        proxy = str(proxy)
-        if len(proxy) > 5:
+        if isinstance(proxy, config.ProxyElem):
             self.proxy = proxy
     def extract_mime(self, upstream):
         try:
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ class StreamProvider():
         if not isinstance(data.upstream(), str) or isinstance(data.ctype(), str):
             return data
         proxies = None
-        if isinstance(self.proxy, str):
+        if self.proxy is not None and self.proxy.proxy is not None:
             proxies = {}
-            proxies["http"] = "socks5://" + self.proxy
-            proxies["https"] = "socks5://" + self.proxy
+            proxies["http"] = "socks5://" + self.proxy.proxy
+            proxies["https"] = "socks5://" + self.proxy.proxy
         ctype = None
         upstream = data.upstream()
         try:
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ class StreamlinkRunner(StreamProvider):
     def stream(self):
         try:
             session = None
-            if self.proxy is None:
+            if self.proxy is None or self.proxy.proxy is None:
                 session = streamlink_default_session
             else:
-                session = streamlink_sessions.get(self.proxy)
+                session = streamlink_sessions.get(self.proxy.proxy)
             media = session.resolve_url(self.upstream)
             streams = None
             if isinstance(media, tuple):
@@ -214,8 +214,9 @@ class YoutubeRunner(StreamProvider):
         try:
             opts = {}
             opts["logger"] = DummyLogger()
-            if isinstance(self.proxy, str):
-                opts["proxy"] = "socks5://" + self.proxy
+
+            if self.proxy is not None and self.proxy.proxy is not None:
+                opts["proxy"] = "socks5://" + self.proxy.proxy
             with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(opts) as ydl:
                 info = ydl.extract_info(self.upstream, download=False)
                 vformats = info.get("formats")