diff --git a/platformcode/config.py b/platformcode/config.py
index 9adcddd2..10a6e8d4 100644
--- a/platformcode/config.py
+++ b/platformcode/config.py
@@ -83,21 +83,24 @@ def get_videolibrary_support():
     return True
 
 def get_channel_url(name):
-    try:
-        try:
-            import json
-        except:
-            import simplejson as json
-        ROOT_DIR = xbmc.translatePath(__settings__.getAddonInfo('Path'))
-        LOCAL_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "channels.json")
-        with open(LOCAL_FILE) as f:
-            data = json.load(f)
-            if data[name] is not None:
-                return data[name]
-            else:
-                return get_setting("channel_host", name)
-    except:
+    if __settings__.getSetting("use_custom_url"):
         return get_setting("channel_host", name)
+    else:
+        try:
+            try:
+                import json
+            except:
+                import simplejson as json
+            ROOT_DIR = xbmc.translatePath(__settings__.getAddonInfo('Path'))
+            LOCAL_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "channels.json")
+            with open(LOCAL_FILE) as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+                if data[name] is not None:
+                    return data[name]
+                else:
+                    return get_setting("channel_host", name)
+        except:
+            return get_setting("channel_host", name)
 
 def get_system_platform():
     """ fonction: pour recuperer la platform que xbmc tourne """
diff --git a/resources/language/English/strings.po b/resources/language/English/strings.po
index 7886c8c6..ac92b2ff 100644
--- a/resources/language/English/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/English/strings.po
@@ -5514,4 +5514,8 @@ msgstr ""
 
 msgctxt "#70704"
 msgid "TMDB ID (0 to cancel)"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgctxt "#70705"
+msgid "Use your custom channel URLs"
 msgstr ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/language/Italian/strings.po b/resources/language/Italian/strings.po
index 08f4c07c..cac29cd2 100644
--- a/resources/language/Italian/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/Italian/strings.po
@@ -5514,4 +5514,8 @@ msgstr "Crea cartelle con le lettere minuscole"
 
 msgctxt "#70704"
 msgid "TMDB ID (0 to cancel)"
-msgstr "TMDB ID (0 per annullare)"
\ No newline at end of file
+msgstr "TMDB ID (0 per annullare)"
+
+msgctxt "#70705"
+msgid "Use your custom channel URLs"
+msgstr "Utilizza URL personalizzati per i canali"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 3651121a..2ea2da53 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -10,6 +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="faster_item_serialization" type="bool" label="30300" default="false"/>
         <setting id="debug" type="bool" label="30003" default="false"/>
         <setting label="70169" type="lsep"/>