diff --git a/Jellyfin.Xtream/LiveTvService.cs b/Jellyfin.Xtream/LiveTvService.cs
index b798a95..813a98d 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Xtream/LiveTvService.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Xtream/LiveTvService.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public Task ResetTuner(string id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public Task<ILiveStream> GetChannelStreamWithDirectStreamProvider(string channelId, string streamId, List<ILiveStream> currentLiveStreams, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    public async Task<ILiveStream> GetChannelStreamWithDirectStreamProvider(string channelId, string streamId, List<ILiveStream> currentLiveStreams, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         Guid guid = Guid.Parse(channelId);
         StreamService.FromGuid(guid, out int prefix, out int channel, out int _, out int _);
@@ -233,9 +233,10 @@ public Task<ILiveStream> GetChannelStreamWithDirectStreamProvider(string channel
         if (stream == null)
         {
             stream = new Restream(appHost, httpClientFactory, logger, mediaSourceInfo);
+            await stream.Open(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         stream.ConsumerCount++;
-        return Task.FromResult(stream);
+        return stream;
     }
 }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Xtream/Service/Restream.cs b/Jellyfin.Xtream/Service/Restream.cs
index b604491..e0b3814 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Xtream/Service/Restream.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Xtream/Service/Restream.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Xtream.Service;
 /// <summary>
 /// A live stream implementation that can be restreamed.
 /// </summary>
-public class Restream : ILiveStream, IDisposable
+public class Restream : ILiveStream, IDirectStreamProvider, IDisposable
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// The global constant for the restream tuner host.
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public async Task Open(CancellationToken openCancellationToken)
     {
         if (inputStream != null)
         {
-            // Channel is already opened.
+            logger.LogWarning("Restream for channel {ChannelId} is already open.", MediaSource.Id);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public async Task Open(CancellationToken openCancellationToken)
 
         // Response stream is disposed manually.
         HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default)
-            .GetAsync(uri, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, CancellationToken.None)
+            .GetAsync(uri, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, openCancellationToken)
             .ConfigureAwait(true);
         logger.LogDebug("Stream for channel {ChannelId} using url {Url}", channelId, uri);
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public async Task Open(CancellationToken openCancellationToken)
         {
             logger.LogDebug("Stream for channel {ChannelId} redirected to url {Url}", channelId, response.Headers.Location);
             response = await httpClientFactory.CreateClient(NamedClient.Default)
-                .GetAsync(response.Headers.Location, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, CancellationToken.None)
+                .GetAsync(response.Headers.Location, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, openCancellationToken)
                 .ConfigureAwait(true);
         }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public Stream GetStream()
     {
         if (inputStream == null)
         {
-            logger.LogInformation("Restream for channel {ChannelId} was not opened.", mediaSource.Id);
+            logger.LogWarning("Restream for channel {ChannelId} was not opened.", mediaSource.Id);
             _ = Open(CancellationToken.None);
         }