diff --git a/nginx/nginx.conf b/nginx/nginx.conf
index 2a46181..50f1068 100644
--- a/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ http {
         ## Cacheable HLS files, ts
         location ~ ^/stream/(.+)/(.+\.ts)$ {
             # Call backend to check permission
-            auth_request /auth_stream/$1;
-            alias /user_data/$1/stream/$2;
+            auth_request http://web_server:5000/stream/$1/direct_live_status;
+            root /user_data/$1/stream/$2;
 
             # Let the MPEG-TS video chunks be cacheable
             expires max;
@@ -113,15 +113,6 @@ http {
             # The profile pictures should not be cacheable
             expires -1d;
         }
-
-        ## Auth request for HLS
-        location = /auth_stream/$1 {
-            internal;
-            proxy_pass http://web_server:5000/stream/$1/direct_live_status;
-            proxy_set_header Host $host;
-            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        }
         
 
         location ~ ^/\?token=.*$ {
diff --git a/web_server/blueprints/streams.py b/web_server/blueprints/streams.py
index b5eb858..3696c67 100644
--- a/web_server/blueprints/streams.py
+++ b/web_server/blueprints/streams.py
@@ -159,6 +159,25 @@ def user_live_status(username):
         "user_id": user_id
     })
 
+@stream_bp.route('/user/<string:username>/direct_live_status')
+def user_live_status_direct(username):
+    """
+    Returns a streamer's status, if they are live or not
+    Returns:
+    {
+        "is_live": bool,
+        "user_id": int
+    }
+    """
+
+    user_id = get_user_id(username)
+    is_live = True if get_streamer_live_status(user_id)['is_live'] else False
+
+    if is_live:
+        return 'ok', 200
+    else:
+        return 'not live', 404
+
 
 # VOD Routes
 @stream_bp.route('/vods/<int:vod_id>')