diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/patches/GeneralBytecodeAdsPatch.java b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/patches/GeneralBytecodeAdsPatch.java
index 42fc6d90ca..a874d98c75 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/patches/GeneralBytecodeAdsPatch.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/revanced/integrations/patches/GeneralBytecodeAdsPatch.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private static boolean containsLithoAd(String value, ByteBuffer buffer) {
                 bufferBlockList.add("YouTube Movies");
             }
             if (containsAny(value, "home_video_with_context", "related_video_with_context") &&
-                    bufferBlockList.stream().anyMatch(StandardCharsets.UTF_8.decode(buffer).toString()::contains)
+                    bufferBlockList.stream().anyMatch(new String(buffer.array(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8)::contains)
             ) return true;
 
             if (SettingsEnum.ADREMOVER_COMMENTS_REMOVAL.getBoolean()) {