diff --git a/Pod/Classes/AUMediaItem.h b/Pod/Classes/AUMediaItem.h
index 1f72195..3f91e28 100644
--- a/Pod/Classes/AUMediaItem.h
+++ b/Pod/Classes/AUMediaItem.h
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, AUMediaType){
 
 @protocol AUMediaItem <NSObject, NSCoding>
 
+@optional
+
+- (BOOL)isLocalItem;
+- (NSString *)localPath;
+
 @required
 
 /*****************************************************************************
diff --git a/Pod/Classes/AUMediaPlayer.m b/Pod/Classes/AUMediaPlayer.m
index bcedc79..9d48e8a 100644
--- a/Pod/Classes/AUMediaPlayer.m
+++ b/Pod/Classes/AUMediaPlayer.m
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ - (void)updatePlayerWithItem:(id<AUMediaItem>)item error:(NSError * __autoreleas
     [self prepareForCurrentItemReplacementWithItem:item];
     
     NSURL *url = nil;
-    if ([_library itemIsDownloaded:item]) {
+    if([item isLocalItem]) {
+        url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath: [item localPath]];
+    }
+    if ([_library itemIsDownloaded:item] && !url) {
         url = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:[_library localPathForItem:item]];
         NSLog(@"Playback will occur from local file with url: %@", url);
     }