diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
index bb7f6bb1e9..bae8074fd4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
@@ -305,9 +305,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="state">The state.</param>
         /// <param name="videoCodec">The video codec.</param>
-        /// <param name="isHls">if set to <c>true</c> [is HLS].</param>
         /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        protected string GetVideoQualityParam(StreamState state, string videoCodec, bool isHls)
+        protected string GetVideoQualityParam(StreamState state, string videoCodec)
         {
             var param = string.Empty;
 
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
                 param = "-mbd 2";
             }
 
-            param += GetVideoBitrateParam(state, videoCodec, isHls);
+            param += GetVideoBitrateParam(state, videoCodec);
 
             var framerate = GetFramerateParam(state);
             if (framerate.HasValue)
@@ -1190,7 +1189,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
             return bitrate;
         }
 
-        protected string GetVideoBitrateParam(StreamState state, string videoCodec, bool isHls)
+        protected string GetVideoBitrateParam(StreamState state, string videoCodec)
         {
             var bitrate = state.OutputVideoBitrate;
 
@@ -1209,14 +1208,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
                 }
 
                 // h264
-                if (isHls)
-                {
-                    return string.Format(" -b:v {0} -maxrate {0} -bufsize {1}",
-                        bitrate.Value.ToString(UsCulture),
-                        (bitrate.Value * 2).ToString(UsCulture));
-                }
-
-                return string.Format(" -b:v {0}", bitrate.Value.ToString(UsCulture));
+                return string.Format(" -b:v {0} -maxrate {0} -bufsize {1}",
+                    bitrate.Value.ToString(UsCulture),
+                    (bitrate.Value * 2).ToString(UsCulture));
             }
 
             return string.Empty;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Dash/MpegDashService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Dash/MpegDashService.cs
index 9ec16fcc78..defb2eef0d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Dash/MpegDashService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Dash/MpegDashService.cs
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Dash
 
             var hasGraphicalSubs = state.SubtitleStream != null && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream;
 
-            args += " " + GetVideoQualityParam(state, GetH264Encoder(state), true) + keyFrameArg;
+            args += " " + GetVideoQualityParam(state, GetH264Encoder(state)) + keyFrameArg;
 
             // Add resolution params, if specified
             if (!hasGraphicalSubs)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/DynamicHlsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/DynamicHlsService.cs
index baf662c34c..4a83615b4d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/DynamicHlsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/DynamicHlsService.cs
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Hls
 
                 var hasGraphicalSubs = state.SubtitleStream != null && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream;
 
-                args += " " + GetVideoQualityParam(state, GetH264Encoder(state), true) + keyFrameArg;
+                args += " " + GetVideoQualityParam(state, GetH264Encoder(state)) + keyFrameArg;
 
                 //args += " -mixed-refs 0 -refs 3 -x264opts b_pyramid=0:weightb=0:weightp=0";
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs
index be1db1a4df..22c38009a6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Hls/VideoHlsService.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Hls
 
             var hasGraphicalSubs = state.SubtitleStream != null && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream;
 
-            args += " " + GetVideoQualityParam(state, GetH264Encoder(state), true) + keyFrameArg;
+            args += " " + GetVideoQualityParam(state, GetH264Encoder(state)) + keyFrameArg;
 
             // Add resolution params, if specified
             if (!hasGraphicalSubs)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
index 19e568ec47..eaf65bd6b6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/Progressive/VideoService.cs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
                 args += GetOutputSizeParam(state, videoCodec);
             }
 
-            var qualityParam = GetVideoQualityParam(state, videoCodec, false);
+            var qualityParam = GetVideoQualityParam(state, videoCodec);
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(qualityParam))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/BaseEncoder.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/BaseEncoder.cs
index 3a4a12b354..4fabed850c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/BaseEncoder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/BaseEncoder.cs
@@ -568,9 +568,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="state">The state.</param>
         /// <param name="videoCodec">The video codec.</param>
-        /// <param name="isHls">if set to <c>true</c> [is HLS].</param>
         /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
-        protected string GetVideoQualityParam(EncodingJob state, string videoCodec, bool isHls)
+        protected string GetVideoQualityParam(EncodingJob state, string videoCodec)
         {
             var param = string.Empty;
 
@@ -648,7 +647,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 param = "-mbd 2";
             }
 
-            param += GetVideoBitrateParam(state, videoCodec, isHls);
+            param += GetVideoBitrateParam(state, videoCodec);
 
             var framerate = GetFramerateParam(state);
             if (framerate.HasValue)
@@ -718,7 +717,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
             return "-pix_fmt yuv420p " + param;
         }
 
-        protected string GetVideoBitrateParam(EncodingJob state, string videoCodec, bool isHls)
+        protected string GetVideoBitrateParam(EncodingJob state, string videoCodec)
         {
             var bitrate = state.OutputVideoBitrate;
 
@@ -737,14 +736,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 }
 
                 // h264
-                if (isHls)
-                {
-                    return string.Format(" -b:v {0} -maxrate {0} -bufsize {1}",
-                        bitrate.Value.ToString(UsCulture),
-                        (bitrate.Value * 2).ToString(UsCulture));
-                }
-
-                return string.Format(" -b:v {0}", bitrate.Value.ToString(UsCulture));
+                return string.Format(" -b:v {0} -maxrate {0} -bufsize {1}",
+                    bitrate.Value.ToString(UsCulture),
+                    (bitrate.Value * 2).ToString(UsCulture));
             }
 
             return string.Empty;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/VideoEncoder.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/VideoEncoder.cs
index 79f248468c..5756566fe9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/VideoEncoder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/VideoEncoder.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 args += GetOutputSizeParam(state, videoCodec);
             }
 
-            var qualityParam = GetVideoQualityParam(state, videoCodec, false);
+            var qualityParam = GetVideoQualityParam(state, videoCodec);
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(qualityParam))
             {