diff --git a/platformcode/config.py b/platformcode/config.py
index ff8bf758..0cb811c5 100644
--- a/platformcode/config.py
+++ b/platformcode/config.py
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ def get_videolibrary_support():
     return True
 
 def get_channel_url(name):
-    if __settings__.getSetting("use_custom_url") == "true":
-        return get_setting("channel_host", name)
-    else:
+    def json():
         try:
             try:
                 import json
@@ -104,6 +102,15 @@ def get_channel_url(name):
         except:
             return get_setting("channel_host", name)
 
+    if __settings__.getSetting("use_custom_url") == "true":
+        host = get_setting("channel_host", name)
+        if host:
+            return host
+        else:
+            return json()
+    else:
+        return json()
+
 def get_system_platform():
     """ fonction: pour recuperer la platform que xbmc tourne """
     platform = "unknown"
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 2ea2da53..9a2af2b6 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <setting id="channel_language" type="labelenum" values="auto|all|ita" label="30019" default="auto"/>
         <setting id="trakt_sync" type="bool" label="70109" default="false"/>
         <setting id="forceview" type="bool" label="30043" default="false"/>
-        <setting id="use_custom_url" type="bool" label="70705" default="false" enable="false"/>
+        <setting id="use_custom_url" type="bool" label="70705" default="false"/>
         <setting id="faster_item_serialization" type="bool" label="30300" default="false"/>
         <setting id="debug" type="bool" label="30003" default="false"/>
         <setting label="70169" type="lsep"/>