diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs
index 0e43794c3d..8825db68e9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Hls
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(state.VideoRequest.Level))
             {
-                args += " -level 3" + state.VideoRequest.Level;
+                args += " -level " + state.VideoRequest.Level;
             }
             
             if (state.SubtitleStream != null)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
index e756bc314b..a2fec6521c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(state.VideoRequest.Level))
             {
-                args += " -level 3" + state.VideoRequest.Level;
+                args += " -level " + state.VideoRequest.Level;
             }
 
             if (state.SubtitleStream != null)