diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
index d265a1a1ec..3d3968ffc5 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public void setSrc(final String uriString, final String type, final boolean isNe
                     headers.putAll(toStringMap(mRequestHeaders));
                 }
 
-                setDataSource(uriString);
+                setDataSource(mThemedReactContext, parsedUrl, headers);
             } else if (isAsset) {
                 if (uriString.startsWith("content://")) {
                     Uri parsedUrl = Uri.parse(uriString);