diff --git a/extensions/default/src/DicomJSONDataSource/index.js b/extensions/default/src/DicomJSONDataSource/index.js
index d124c8b73..deb50e252 100644
--- a/extensions/default/src/DicomJSONDataSource/index.js
+++ b/extensions/default/src/DicomJSONDataSource/index.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function createDicomJSONApi(dicomJsonConfig) {
        *    or is already retrieved, or a promise to a URL for such use if a BulkDataURI
        */
       directURL: params => {
-        return getDirectURL(wadoRoot, params);
+        return getDirectURL(dicomJsonConfig, params);
       },
       series: {
         metadata: async ({ StudyInstanceUID, madeInClient = false, customSort } = {}) => {
diff --git a/extensions/default/src/utils/getDirectURL.js b/extensions/default/src/utils/getDirectURL.js
index 823d7eaef..d9ea92499 100644
--- a/extensions/default/src/utils/getDirectURL.js
+++ b/extensions/default/src/utils/getDirectURL.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { utils } from '@ohif/core';
  * @param {string} params.defaultType is the mime type of the response
  * @param {string} params.singlepart is the type of the part to retrieve
  * @param {string} params.fetchPart unknown?
+ * @param {string} params.url unknown?
  * @returns an absolute URL to the resource, if the absolute URL can be retrieved as singlepart,
  *    or is already retrieved, or a promise to a URL for such use if a BulkDataURI
  */
@@ -21,7 +22,12 @@ const getDirectURL = (config, params) => {
     defaultPath = '/pixeldata',
     defaultType = 'video/mp4',
     singlepart: fetchPart = 'video',
+    url = null,
   } = params;
+  if (url) {
+    return url;
+  }
+
   const value = instance[tag];
   if (!value) {
     return undefined;
diff --git a/extensions/dicom-video/src/getSopClassHandlerModule.js b/extensions/dicom-video/src/getSopClassHandlerModule.js
index 50181590f..5b0a2162e 100644
--- a/extensions/dicom-video/src/getSopClassHandlerModule.js
+++ b/extensions/dicom-video/src/getSopClassHandlerModule.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const _getDisplaySetsFromSeries = (instances, servicesManager, extensionManager)
     })
     .map(instance => {
       const { Modality, SOPInstanceUID, SeriesDescription = 'VIDEO' } = instance;
-      const { SeriesNumber, SeriesDate, SeriesInstanceUID, StudyInstanceUID, NumberOfFrames } =
+      const { SeriesNumber, SeriesDate, SeriesInstanceUID, StudyInstanceUID, NumberOfFrames, url } =
         instance;
       const displaySet = {
         //plugin: id,
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const _getDisplaySetsFromSeries = (instances, servicesManager, extensionManager)
           instance,
           singlepart: 'video',
           tag: 'PixelData',
+          url,
         }),
         instances: [instance],
         thumbnailSrc: dataSource.retrieve.directURL({
diff --git a/platform/ui/src/components/HeaderPatientInfo/HeaderPatientInfo.tsx b/platform/ui/src/components/HeaderPatientInfo/HeaderPatientInfo.tsx
index 21a43f984..7f45bc039 100644
--- a/platform/ui/src/components/HeaderPatientInfo/HeaderPatientInfo.tsx
+++ b/platform/ui/src/components/HeaderPatientInfo/HeaderPatientInfo.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { utils } from '@ohif/core';
 const { formatDate, formatPN } = utils;
 
 const formatWithEllipsis = (str, maxLength) => {
-  if (str.length > maxLength) {
+  if (str?.length > maxLength) {
     return str.substring(0, maxLength) + '...';
   }
   return str;