diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/StreamsExtractor.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/StreamsExtractor.kt
index c9fdecde8b..97ae441837 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/StreamsExtractor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/api/StreamsExtractor.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ fun VideoStream.toPipedStream(): PipedStream = PipedStream(
     contentLength = itagItem?.contentLength ?: 0L
 )
 
+fun StreamInfoItem.toStreamItem(
+    uploaderAvatarUrl: String? = null
+): StreamItem = StreamItem(
+    type = StreamItem.TYPE_STREAM,
+    url = url.replace(YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL, ""),
+    title = name,
+    uploaded = uploadDate?.offsetDateTime()?.toEpochSecond()?.times(1000) ?: 0,
+    uploadedDate = textualUploadDate ?: uploadDate?.offsetDateTime()?.toLocalDateTime()?.toLocalDate()
+        ?.toString(),
+    uploaderName = uploaderName,
+    uploaderUrl = uploaderUrl.replace(YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL, ""),
+    uploaderAvatar = uploaderAvatarUrl ?: uploaderAvatars.maxByOrNull { it.height }?.url,
+    thumbnail = thumbnails.maxByOrNull { it.height }?.url,
+    duration = duration,
+    views = viewCount,
+    uploaderVerified = isUploaderVerified,
+    shortDescription = shortDescription,
+    isShort = isShortFormContent
+)
+
 object StreamsExtractor {
     suspend fun extractStreams(videoId: String): Streams {
         if (!PlayerHelper.disablePipedProxy || !PlayerHelper.localStreamExtraction) {
@@ -74,24 +94,7 @@ object StreamsExtractor {
             uploadTimestamp = resp.uploadDate.offsetDateTime().toInstant().toKotlinInstant(),
             uploaded = resp.uploadDate.offsetDateTime().toEpochSecond() * 1000,
             thumbnailUrl = resp.thumbnails.maxBy { it.height }.url,
-            relatedStreams = resp.relatedItems.filterIsInstance<StreamInfoItem>().map {
-                StreamItem(
-                    it.url.replace(YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL, ""),
-                    StreamItem.TYPE_STREAM,
-                    it.name,
-                    it.thumbnails.maxBy { image -> image.height }.url,
-                    it.uploaderName,
-                    it.uploaderUrl.replace(YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL, ""),
-                    it.uploaderAvatars.maxBy { image -> image.height }.url,
-                    it.textualUploadDate,
-                    it.duration,
-                    it.viewCount,
-                    it.isUploaderVerified,
-                    it.uploadDate?.offsetDateTime()?.toEpochSecond()?.times(1000) ?: 0L,
-                    it.shortDescription,
-                    it.isShortFormContent,
-                )
-            },
+            relatedStreams = resp.relatedItems.filterIsInstance<StreamInfoItem>().map(StreamInfoItem::toStreamItem),
             chapters = resp.streamSegments.map {
                 ChapterSegment(
                     title = it.title,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/repo/LocalFeedRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/repo/LocalFeedRepository.kt
index 17117c01f0..81cc9da0ed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/repo/LocalFeedRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/repo/LocalFeedRepository.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.github.libretube.repo
 import android.util.Log
 import com.github.libretube.api.SubscriptionHelper
 import com.github.libretube.api.obj.StreamItem
+import com.github.libretube.api.toStreamItem
 import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
 import com.github.libretube.db.DatabaseHolder
 import com.github.libretube.db.obj.SubscriptionsFeedItem
@@ -72,7 +73,10 @@ class LocalFeedRepository : FeedRepository {
         }
     }
 
-    private suspend fun getRelatedStreams(channelId: String, minimumDateMillis: Long): List<StreamItem> {
+    private suspend fun getRelatedStreams(
+        channelId: String,
+        minimumDateMillis: Long
+    ): List<StreamItem> {
         val channelUrl = "$YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL/channel/${channelId}"
         val feedInfo = FeedInfo.getInfo(channelUrl)
 
@@ -95,23 +99,8 @@ class LocalFeedRepository : FeedRepository {
         }.flatten().filterIsInstance<StreamInfoItem>()
 
         return related.map { item ->
-            StreamItem(
-                type = StreamItem.TYPE_STREAM,
-                url = item.url.replace(YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL, ""),
-                title = item.name,
-                uploaded = item.uploadDate?.offsetDateTime()?.toEpochSecond()?.times(1000) ?: 0,
-                uploadedDate = item.uploadDate?.offsetDateTime()?.toLocalDateTime()?.toLocalDate()
-                    ?.toString(),
-                uploaderName = item.uploaderName,
-                uploaderUrl = item.uploaderUrl.replace(YOUTUBE_FRONTEND_URL, ""),
-                uploaderAvatar = channelInfo.avatars.maxByOrNull { it.height }?.url,
-                thumbnail = item.thumbnails.maxByOrNull { it.height }?.url,
-                duration = item.duration,
-                views = item.viewCount,
-                uploaderVerified = item.isUploaderVerified,
-                shortDescription = item.shortDescription,
-                isShort = item.isShortFormContent
-            )
+            // avatar is not always included in these info items, thus must be taken from channel info response
+            item.toStreamItem(channelInfo.avatars.maxByOrNull { it.height }?.url)
         }.filter { it.uploaded > minimumDateMillis }
     }