diff --git a/src/modules/stream/stream.ts b/src/modules/stream/stream.ts
index f123d7c..82326ba 100644
--- a/src/modules/stream/stream.ts
+++ b/src/modules/stream/stream.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { GetPlayerOptions, GetMetadata, GetLastMessages } from '../../services/rest.service';
+import { GetMetadata, GetLastMessages } from '../../services/rest.service';
 import { timeout } from '../../utils/async.utils';
 import { from, Subscription } from '@reactivex/rxjs/dist/package';
 import { Metadata } from '../../types/metadata.types';
-import { PlayerOptions } from '../../types/playeroptions.types';
 import { ChatResponse } from '../../types/chat.types';
 import { OpenWebsocketConnection } from '../../services/websocket.service';
 
@@ -10,7 +9,8 @@ export class StreamManager {
   private readonly username: string = '';
   private serviceStarted: boolean = false;
   private metadata?: Metadata = undefined; // https://api.vkplay.live/v1/blog/<username>/public_video_stream?from=layer
-  private playerOptions?: PlayerOptions = undefined; // https://ok.ru/videoembed/<videoId>?sig=<vid>&uid=<user_id>&t=<timestamp>&cip=<client_ip>&ua=<user_agent>>&promo=boosty
+  // todo: looks like it is deprecated, need to check
+  // private playerOptions?: PlayerOptions = undefined; // https://ok.ru/videoembed/<videoId>?sig=<vid>&uid=<user_id>&t=<timestamp>&cip=<client_ip>&ua=<user_agent>>&promo=boosty
   private subscription: Subscription;
 
   public constructor(username: string, immediateStart: boolean = true) {
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export class StreamManager {
   public async start() {
     this.serviceStarted = true;
     this.metadata = await GetMetadata(this.username, this.metadata);
-    this.playerOptions = await GetPlayerOptions(this.username, this.metadata?.data?.[0]?.url);
+    // todo: looks like it is deprecated, need to check
+    // this.playerOptions = await GetPlayerOptions(this.username, this.metadata?.data?.[0]?.url);
   }
 
   public stop() {
@@ -48,17 +49,18 @@ export class StreamManager {
     return null;
   }
 
-  public async GetPlayerOptions(failCount: number = 10): Promise<PlayerOptions | null> {
-    for (let fails = 0; fails < failCount; fails++) {
-      if (this.playerOptions) {
-        return this.playerOptions;
-      }
-
-      await timeout(200);
-    }
-
-    return null;
-  }
+  // todo: looks like it is deprecated, need to check
+  // public async GetPlayerOptions(failCount: number = 10): Promise<PlayerOptions | null> {
+  //   for (let fails = 0; fails < failCount; fails++) {
+  //     if (this.playerOptions) {
+  //       return this.playerOptions;
+  //     }
+  //
+  //     await timeout(200);
+  //   }
+  //
+  //   return null;
+  // }
 
   public async GetLastMessages(limit: number = 20): Promise<ChatResponse> {
     return GetLastMessages(this.username, limit);
diff --git a/src/services/rest.service.ts b/src/services/rest.service.ts
index c1aa3a5..cfd9fb7 100644
--- a/src/services/rest.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/rest.service.ts
@@ -20,33 +20,34 @@ export const GetMetadata = async (username: string, metadata?: Metadata): Promis
   );
 };
 
-export const GetPlayerOptions = async (
-  username?: string,
-  url?: string
-): Promise<PlayerOptions | undefined> => {
-  if (!url || !username) {
-    console.error(new Error('url for getting player options is incorrect'));
-    return;
-  }
-
-  return axios
-    .get<string>(url, {
-      headers: {
-        ...GetAdditionalHeaders(username)
-      }
-    })
-    .then(response => {
-      const regexp = /data-options="([^"]+)"/gm;
-      const result: any = JSON.parse(decode(regexp.exec(response.data)?.[1] ?? '{}'));
-
-      // hack for stringified vars
-      if (result?.flashvars?.metadata) {
-        result.flashvars.metadata = JSON.parse(result.flashvars.metadata);
-      }
-
-      return result;
-    });
-};
+// todo: looks like it is deprecated, need to check
+// export const GetPlayerOptions = async (
+//   username?: string,
+//   url?: string
+// ): Promise<PlayerOptions | undefined> => {
+//   if (!url || !username) {
+//     console.error(new Error('url for getting player options is incorrect'));
+//     return;
+//   }
+//
+//   return axios
+//     .get<string>(url, {
+//       headers: {
+//         ...GetAdditionalHeaders(username)
+//       }
+//     })
+//     .then(response => {
+//       const regexp = /data-options="([^"]+)"/gm;
+//       const result: any = JSON.parse(decode(regexp.exec(response.data)?.[1] ?? '{}'));
+//
+//       // hack for stringified vars
+//       if (result?.flashvars?.metadata) {
+//         result.flashvars.metadata = JSON.parse(result.flashvars.metadata);
+//       }
+//
+//       return result;
+//     });
+// };
 
 export const GetAppConfig = (username: string): Promise<AppConfig> => {
   return axios
diff --git a/src/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.ts b/src/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.ts
index 0575f57..11c405e 100644
--- a/src/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.ts
+++ b/src/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { StreamManager } from './modules/stream/stream';
 
 export default class VKPLAPI {
-  public static GetStreamManager(username: string) {
-    return new StreamManager(username);
+  public static GetStreamManager(username: string, immediateStart: boolean = true) {
+    return new StreamManager(username, immediateStart);
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.test.ts b/test/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.test.ts
index 9bfaab4..c0795f3 100644
--- a/test/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.test.ts
+++ b/test/unofficial-vk-play-live-api.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import VKPLAPI from '../src/unofficial-vk-play-live-api';
  * Dummy test
  */
 describe('Dummy test', () => {
-  const streamManager = VKPLAPI.GetStreamManager('terablade');
+  const streamManager = VKPLAPI.GetStreamManager('bezzdar');
 
   it('Root class is instantiable', () => {
     expect(new VKPLAPI()).toBeInstanceOf(VKPLAPI);
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ describe('Dummy test', () => {
     // expect(fieldsAreMatchingWithType(metadata, keyof<Metadata>)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
-  it('PlayerOptions must come from server', async () => {
-    const playerOptions = await streamManager.GetPlayerOptions();
-    expect(playerOptions).not.toBeNull();
-    // todo: fix and enable check
-    // expect(fieldsAreMatchingWithType(playerOptions, PlayerOptions)).toBeTruthy();
-  });
+  // todo: looks like it is deprecated, need to check
+  // it('PlayerOptions must come from server', async () => {
+  //   const playerOptions = await streamManager.GetPlayerOptions();
+  //   expect(playerOptions).not.toBeNull();
+  //   // todo: fix and enable check
+  //   // expect(fieldsAreMatchingWithType(playerOptions, PlayerOptions)).toBeTruthy();
+  // });
 
   it('Chat messages must come from server', async () => {
     const playerOptions = await streamManager.GetLastMessages();