diff --git a/src/player.js b/src/player.js
index 4e17ec8..11b43c5 100644
--- a/src/player.js
+++ b/src/player.js
@@ -295,13 +295,14 @@ if (Hls.isSupported()) {
     vidReady = true
     clearTimeout(retryTimeout)
   })
-  hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (e) => {
+  hls.on(Hls.Events.ERROR, (e,d) => {
+    if (!d.fatal) return // Don't attempt to recover the stream when a non-fatal error occurs
     vidReady = false
 
     retryTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
       if (vidReady) return
       loadSource()
-    }, 10000)
+    }, 5000)
 
     if (!vid.paused) {
       toggleStream()