diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
index a067b142..c95532a1 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def gen_videoplayback_proxy_list
   if !CONFIG.external_videoplayback_proxy.empty?
     external_videoplayback_proxy = ""
     CONFIG.external_videoplayback_proxy.each do |proxy|
-      external_videoplayback_proxy += " #{proxy[:url]}"
+      external_videoplayback_proxy += " #{proxy}"
     end
   else
     external_videoplayback_proxy = ""
diff --git a/src/invidious/http_server/utils.cr b/src/invidious/http_server/utils.cr
index 947d5303..eecfb1cc 100644
--- a/src/invidious/http_server/utils.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/http_server/utils.cr
@@ -4,51 +4,25 @@ module Invidious::HttpServer
   module Utils
     extend self
 
-    @@proxy_list : Array(String) = [] of String
-    @@current_proxy : String = ""
-    @@count : Int64 = Time.utc.to_unix
+    @@proxy_alive : String = ""
 
     def check_external_proxy
       CONFIG.external_videoplayback_proxy.each do |proxy|
         begin
-          response = HTTP::Client.get("#{proxy[:url]}/health")
+          response = HTTP::Client.get(proxy)
           if response.status_code == 200
-            if @@proxy_list.includes?(proxy[:url])
-              next
-            end
-            if proxy[:balance]
-              @@proxy_list << proxy[:url]
-              LOGGER.debug("CheckExternalProxy: Adding proxy '#{proxy[:url]}' to the list of proxies")
-            end
-            break if proxy[:balance] == false && !@@proxy_list.empty?
-            @@proxy_list << proxy[:url]
+            @@proxy_alive = proxy
+            LOGGER.debug("CheckExternalProxy: Proxy set to: '#{proxy}'")
+            break
           end
         rescue
-          if @@proxy_list.includes?(proxy[:url])
-            LOGGER.debug("CheckExternalProxy: Proxy '#{proxy[:url]}' is not available, removing it from the list of proxies")
-            @@proxy_list.delete(proxy[:url])
-          end
-          LOGGER.debug("CheckExternalProxy: Proxy '#{proxy[:url]}' is not available")
+          LOGGER.debug("CheckExternalProxy: Proxy '#{proxy}' is not available")
         end
       end
-      LOGGER.trace("CheckExternalProxy: List of proxies:")
-      LOGGER.trace("#{@@proxy_list.inspect}")
-    end
-
-    # TODO: If the function is called many times, it will return a random
-    # proxy from the list. That is not how it should be.
-    # It should return the same proxy, in multiple function calls
-    def select_proxy
-      if (@@count - (Time.utc.to_unix - 30)) <= 0
-        return if @@proxy_list.size <= 0
-        @@current_proxy = @@proxy_list[Random.rand(@@proxy_list.size)]
-        LOGGER.debug("Current proxy is: '#{@@current_proxy}'")
-        @@count = Time.utc.to_unix
-      end
     end
 
     def get_external_proxy
-      return @@current_proxy
+      return @@proxy_alive
     end
 
     def proxy_video_url(raw_url : String, *, region : String? = nil, absolute : Bool = false)
@@ -61,8 +35,8 @@ module Invidious::HttpServer
       url.query_params = params
 
       if absolute
-        if !(proxy = get_external_proxy()).empty?
-          return "#{proxy}#{url.request_target}"
+        if !@@proxy_alive.empty?
+          return "#{@@proxy_alive}#{url.request_target}"
         else
           return "#{HOST_URL}#{url.request_target}"
         end
diff --git a/src/invidious/jobs/check_external_proxy.cr b/src/invidious/jobs/check_external_proxy.cr
index 28b57795..7a4a2080 100644
--- a/src/invidious/jobs/check_external_proxy.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/jobs/check_external_proxy.cr
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ class Invidious::Jobs::CheckExternalProxy < Invidious::Jobs::BaseJob
   def begin
     loop do
       HttpServer::Utils.check_external_proxy
-      HttpServer::Utils.select_proxy
-      LOGGER.info("CheckExternalProxy: Done, sleeping for 15 seconds")
-      sleep 15.seconds
+      LOGGER.info("CheckExternalProxy: Done, sleeping for 1 minute")
+      sleep 1.minutes
       Fiber.yield
     end
   end