diff --git a/src/components/embed/embed.tsx b/src/components/embed/embed.tsx
index c455bf5f..c589cf4b 100644
--- a/src/components/embed/embed.tsx
+++ b/src/components/embed/embed.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface EmbedProps {
 const Embed = ({ url }: EmbedProps) => {
   const parsedUrl = new URL(url);
 
-  if (youtubeHosts.has(parsedUrl.host) || parsedUrl.host.startsWith('yt.')) {
+  if (youtubeHosts.has(parsedUrl.host) || (parsedUrl.host.startsWith('yt.') && parsedUrl.searchParams.has('v'))) {
     return <YoutubeEmbed parsedUrl={parsedUrl} />;
   }
   if (xHosts.has(parsedUrl.host)) {
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ const canEmbedHosts = new Set<string>([
   ...spotifyHosts,
 ]);
 
-export const canEmbed = (parsedUrl: URL): boolean => canEmbedHosts.has(parsedUrl.host);
+export const canEmbed = (parsedUrl: URL): boolean => {
+  return canEmbedHosts.has(parsedUrl.host) || (parsedUrl.host.startsWith('yt.') && parsedUrl.searchParams.has('v'));
+};
 
 export default Embed;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/media-utils.ts b/src/lib/utils/media-utils.ts
index 763c5732..137a1513 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/media-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/media-utils.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ const getYouTubeVideoId = (url: URL): string | null => {
     return url.pathname.slice(1);
   } else if (url.searchParams.has('v')) {
     return url.searchParams.get('v');
-  } else if (url.host.startsWith('yt.')) {
-    return url.searchParams.get('v');
   }
   return null;
 };