diff --git a/core/storageproviders/local.go b/core/storageproviders/local.go
index 31d517a46..9f4406b16 100644
--- a/core/storageproviders/local.go
+++ b/core/storageproviders/local.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 // LocalStorage represents an instance of the local storage provider for HLS video.
 type LocalStorage struct {
 	streamID string
+	host string
 }
 
 // NewLocalStorage returns a new LocalStorage instance.
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func (s *LocalStorage) SetStreamId(streamID string) {
 
 // Setup configures this storage provider.
 func (s *LocalStorage) Setup() error {
+	s.host = data.GetVideoServingEndpoint()
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go b/core/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go
index 76ad57c44..c94c1f42a 100644
--- a/core/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go
+++ b/core/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// rewriteRemotePlaylist will take a local playlist and rewrite it to have absolute URLs to remote locations.
-func rewriteRemotePlaylist(localFilePath, remoteServingEndpoint, pathPrefix string) error {
+// rewritePlaylistLocations will take a local playlist and rewrite it to have absolute URLs to a specified location.
+func rewritePlaylistLocations(localFilePath, remoteServingEndpoint, pathPrefix string) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(localFilePath) // nolint
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)