# \#recovery

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## [What is the best way to recover from PLAYBACK\_VIDEO\_DECODING\_ERROR (1301)?](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-recover-from-playback-video-decoding-error-1301/638)

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**Author:** [@ludovic.michaud](https://community.bitmovin.com/u/ludovic.michaud)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-recover-from-playback-video-decoding-error-1301/638 "2022-09-30T01:44:04Z")

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Usually these errors happen because the Decoder fails to handle the stream properly. What would be a good way to have the web player recover automatically from those ? Reload the stream and start playback at eg. previ…