diff --git a/api_v3/lib/KalturaLiveEntryService.php b/api_v3/lib/KalturaLiveEntryService.php
index 3e4ecd26fa0..58958c6276e 100644
--- a/api_v3/lib/KalturaLiveEntryService.php
+++ b/api_v3/lib/KalturaLiveEntryService.php
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ function registerMediaServerAction($entryId, $hostname, $mediaServerIndex, $appl
 		$this->setMediaServerWrapper($dbLiveEntry, $mediaServerIndex, $hostname, $liveEntryStatus, $applicationName);
 
 		// setRedirectEntryId to null in all cases, even for broadcasting...
-		$dbLiveEntry->setRedirectEntryId(null);
 
 		$dbLiveEntry->save();
 		return $this->checkAndCreateRecordedEntry($dbLiveEntry, $mediaServerIndex, $liveEntryStatus, true, $shouldCreateRecordedEntry);
diff --git a/api_v3/lib/types/entry/KalturaLiveEntry.php b/api_v3/lib/types/entry/KalturaLiveEntry.php
index 211667deb00..5b1729ed7bc 100644
--- a/api_v3/lib/types/entry/KalturaLiveEntry.php
+++ b/api_v3/lib/types/entry/KalturaLiveEntry.php
@@ -208,15 +208,13 @@ public function doFromObject($dbObject, KalturaDetachedResponseProfile $response
 			$this->recordingOptions->fromObject($dbObject->getRecordingOptions());
 		}
 
-		if ($dbObject->getExplicitLive())
+		if ($this->isPlayable($dbObject))
 		{
-			if ($dbObject->getViewMode() == ViewMode::ALLOW_ALL && in_array($dbObject->getLiveStatus(), array(KalturaEntryServerNodeStatus::PLAYABLE, KalturaEntryServerNodeStatus::BROADCASTING)))
-			{
-				$this->redirectEntryId = null;
-			} else
-			{
-				$this->redirectEntryId = $this->recordedEntryId;
-			}
+			$this->redirectEntryId = null;
+			kApiCache::setExpiry( kApiCache::REDIRECT_ENTRY_CACHE_EXPIRY );
+		} else
+		{
+			$this->redirectEntryId = $this->recordedEntryId;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -354,4 +352,13 @@ private function hasPropertyChanged($sourceObject, $attr)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param $dbObject
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	protected function isPlayable($dbObject): bool
+	{
+		return $dbObject->getViewMode() == ViewMode::ALLOW_ALL && in_array($dbObject->getLiveStatus(), array(KalturaEntryServerNodeStatus::PLAYABLE, KalturaEntryServerNodeStatus::BROADCASTING, KalturaEntryServerNodeStatus::AUTHENTICATED));
+	}
+
 }