diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts
index 5e47211b5..96c8adc99 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts
@@ -62,12 +62,26 @@ const oembedValidator = [
 
     const url = req.query.url as string
 
+    let urlPath: string
+
+    try {
+      urlPath = new URL(url).pathname
+    } catch (err) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400,
+        message: err.message,
+        data: {
+          url
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
     const isPlaylist = startPlaylistURLs.some(u => url.startsWith(u))
     const isVideo = isPlaylist ? false : startVideoURLs.some(u => url.startsWith(u))
 
     const startIsOk = isVideo || isPlaylist
 
-    const matches = watchRegex.exec(url)
+    const matches = watchRegex.exec(urlPath)
 
     if (startIsOk === false || matches === null) {
       return res.fail({
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/services.ts b/server/tests/api/server/services.ts
index 69d030dbb..3a87df981 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/services.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/services.ts
@@ -52,42 +52,46 @@ describe('Test services', function () {
 
   it('Should have a valid oEmbed video response', async function () {
     for (const basePath of [ '/videos/watch/', '/w/' ]) {
-      const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + basePath + video.uuid
+      for (const suffix of [ '', '?param=1' ]) {
+        const oembedUrl = server.url + basePath + video.uuid + suffix
 
-      const res = await server.services.getOEmbed({ oembedUrl })
-      const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
-        `title="${video.name}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/videos/embed/${video.uuid}" ` +
-        'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
-      const expectedThumbnailUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + video.previewPath
+        const res = await server.services.getOEmbed({ oembedUrl })
+        const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
+          `title="${video.name}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/videos/embed/${video.uuid}" ` +
+          'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
+        const expectedThumbnailUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + video.previewPath
 
-      expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
-      expect(res.body.title).to.equal(video.name)
-      expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.store.channel.displayName)
-      expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
-      expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
-      expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).to.equal(expectedThumbnailUrl)
-      expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(850)
-      expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(480)
+        expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
+        expect(res.body.title).to.equal(video.name)
+        expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.store.channel.displayName)
+        expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
+        expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
+        expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).to.equal(expectedThumbnailUrl)
+        expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(850)
+        expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(480)
+      }
     }
   })
 
   it('Should have a valid playlist oEmbed response', async function () {
     for (const basePath of [ '/videos/watch/playlist/', '/w/p/' ]) {
-      const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + basePath + playlistUUID
+      for (const suffix of [ '', '?param=1' ]) {
+        const oembedUrl = server.url + basePath + playlistUUID + suffix
 
-      const res = await server.services.getOEmbed({ oembedUrl })
-      const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
-        `title="${playlistDisplayName}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/video-playlists/embed/${playlistUUID}" ` +
-        'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
+        const res = await server.services.getOEmbed({ oembedUrl })
+        const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
+          `title="${playlistDisplayName}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/video-playlists/embed/${playlistUUID}" ` +
+          'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
 
-      expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
-      expect(res.body.title).to.equal('The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck')
-      expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.store.channel.displayName)
-      expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
-      expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
-      expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).exist
-      expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(280)
-      expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(157)
+        expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
+        expect(res.body.title).to.equal('The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck')
+        expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.store.channel.displayName)
+        expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
+        expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
+        expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).exist
+        expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(280)
+        expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(157)
+      }
     }
   })