diff --git a/channels.json b/channels.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b5ba1f..00000000
--- a/channels.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "altadefinizione01": "https://www.altadefinizione01.tel", 
-    "altadefinizione01_link": "https://altadefinizione01.date", 
-    "animeforce": "https://ww1.animeforce.org",
-    "animeleggendari": "https://animepertutti.com", 
-    "animespace": "https://animespace.tv", 
-    "animestream": "https://www.animeworld.it", 
-    "animesubita": "http://www.animesubita.org", 
-    "animetubeita": "http://www.animetubeita.com", 
-    "animeworld": "https://www1.animeworld.tv", 
-    "casacinema": "https://www.casacinema.cloud", 
-    "casacinemaInfo": "https://casacinema.space",
-    "cb01anime": "https://www.cineblog01.ink", 
-    "cinemalibero": "https://www.cinemalibero.live", 
-    "cinetecadibologna" : "http://cinestore.cinetecadibologna.it", 
-    "documentaristreamingda": "https://documentari-streaming-da.com", 
-    "dreamsub": "https://www.dreamsub.stream",
-    "fastsubita": "https://fastsubita.com", 
-    "filmgratis": "https://www.filmaltadefinizione.org", 
-    "filmigratis": "https://filmigratis.org", 
-    "filmpertutti": "https://www.filmpertutti.casa", 
-    "filmsenzalimiticc": "https://www.filmsenzalimiti.monster", 
-    "filmstreaming01": "https://filmstreaming01.com", 
-    "guardarefilm": "https://www.guardarefilm.red", 
-    "guardaserie_stream": "https://guardaserie.co", 
-    "guardaserieclick": "https://www.guardaserie.media", 
-    "ilgeniodellostreaming": "https://igds.red", 
-    "italiaserie": "https://italiaserie.org", 
-    "mondoserietv": "https://mondoserietv.com", 
-    "netfreex": "https://www.netfreex.online", 
-    "piratestreaming": "https://www.piratestreaming.gratis", 
-    "polpotv": "https://polpo.tv", 
-    "seriehd": "https://www.seriehd.watch", 
-    "serietvonline": "https://serietvonline.monster", 
-    "serietvsubita": "http://serietvsubita.xyz", 
-    "serietvu": "https://www.serietvu.link", 
-    "streamingaltadefinizione": "https://www.popcornstream.best", 
-    "streamtime": "https://t.me/s/StreamTime", 
-    "tantifilm": "https://www.tantifilm.eu", 
-    "toonitalia": "https://toonitalia.org", 
-    "vedohd": "https://vedohd.video", 
-    "vvvvid": "https://www.vvvvid.it"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/channels/animespace.json b/channels/animespace.json
index 4a7f4084..26fafae6 100644
--- a/channels/animespace.json
+++ b/channels/animespace.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "animespace",
   "name": "AnimeSpace",
-  "active": true,
+  "active": false,
   "adult": false,
   "language": [],
   "thumbnail": "",
diff --git a/core/httptools.py b/core/httptools.py
index 2742c9f9..526b555e 100755
--- a/core/httptools.py
+++ b/core/httptools.py
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ def downloadpage(url, **opt):
         session.mount('https://', resolverdns.CipherSuiteAdapter(domain, CF))
 
     req_headers = default_headers.copy()
-    verify = opt.get('verify', True)
 
     # Headers passed as parameters
     if opt.get('headers', None) is not None:
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ def downloadpage(url, **opt):
     files = {}
     file_name = ''
 
-    session.verify = opt.get('verify', verify)
+    session.verify = opt.get('verify', True)
 
     if opt.get('cookies', True):
         session.cookies = cj
diff --git a/servers/akstream.py b/servers/akstream.py
index 4c13701b..72fb5ddb 100644
--- a/servers/akstream.py
+++ b/servers/akstream.py
@@ -10,19 +10,18 @@ from platformcode import logger, config
 
 def test_video_exists(page_url):
     logger.info("(page_url='%s')" % page_url)
+    global data
+    data = httptools.downloadpage(page_url).data
+    if "File Not Found" in data:
+        return False, config.get_localized_string(70449) % "Akvideo"
     return True, ""
-    # data = httptools.downloadpage(page_url).data
-    # if "File was deleted" in data or "Page Cannot Be Found" in data:
-    #     return False, config.get_localized_string(70449) % "Akvideo"
-    # return True, ""
 
 
 def get_video_url(page_url, premium=False, user="", password="", video_password=""):
     logger.info(" url=" + page_url)
     video_urls = []
 
-    data = httptools.downloadpage(page_url).data.replace('https','http')
-
+    global data
     vres = scrapertools.find_multiple_matches(data, 'nowrap[^>]+>([^,]+)')
     data_pack = scrapertools.find_single_match(data, "</div>\n\s*<script[^>]+>(eval.function.p,a,c,k,e,.*?)\s*</script>")
     if data_pack != "":