diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 35cf22c6..7e7b2986 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::InstanceListRefreshJob.new
 
 if !CONFIG.external_videoplayback_proxy.empty?
   Invidious::Jobs.register Invidious::Jobs::CheckExternalProxy.new
+else
+  # Invidious will it's own videoplayback proxy unless the admin decides to rewrite
+  # the /videoplayback location in the reverse proxy configuration (NGINX, Caddy, etc)
+  LOGGER.info("jobs: Disabling CheckExternalProxy job. Invidious will it's own videoplayback proxy")
 end
 
 if !CONFIG.tokens_server.empty?