diff --git a/client/src/assets/player/shared/p2p-media-loader/hls-plugin.ts b/client/src/assets/player/shared/p2p-media-loader/hls-plugin.ts
index 3096d41ae..fd5fb2525 100644
--- a/client/src/assets/player/shared/p2p-media-loader/hls-plugin.ts
+++ b/client/src/assets/player/shared/p2p-media-loader/hls-plugin.ts
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export class Html5Hlsjs {
     if (this.errorCounts[data.type]) this.errorCounts[data.type] += 1
     else this.errorCounts[data.type] = 1
 
-    // Google Bot doesn't support our codecs, but we don't really care
+    // Google Bot doesn't support our codecs, but it should not prevent indexing
     if (!/googlebot/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
       if (data.fatal) logger.error(error.message, { currentTime: this.player.currentTime(), data })
       else logger.clientWarn(error.message)
diff --git a/client/src/assets/player/shared/peertube/peertube-plugin.ts b/client/src/assets/player/shared/peertube/peertube-plugin.ts
index 6fc39a0e3..6682836c7 100644
--- a/client/src/assets/player/shared/peertube/peertube-plugin.ts
+++ b/client/src/assets/player/shared/peertube/peertube-plugin.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,12 @@ class PeerTubePlugin extends Plugin {
 
     this.player.addClass('vjs-error-display-enabled')
 
-    logger.error('Fatal error in player', this.player.error())
+    // Google Bot may throw codecs, but it should not prevent indexing
+    if (!/googlebot/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
+      console.error(this.player.error())
+    } else {
+      logger.error('Fatal error in player', this.player.error())
+    }
   }
 
   hideFatalError () {
diff --git a/client/src/standalone/videos/embed.html b/client/src/standalone/videos/embed.html
index b9373a5d2..24f35fc40 100644
--- a/client/src/standalone/videos/embed.html
+++ b/client/src/standalone/videos/embed.html
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
           return
         }
 
+        // Google Bot doesn't support our codecs, but it should not prevent indexing
+        if (!/googlebot/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
+          console.error(err)
+          return
+        }
+
         // Video element is already created, don't crash the player
         if (document.querySelector('.vjs-can-play')) {
           if (window.logger && typeof window.logger.error === 'function') {