diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.spec.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.spec.ts
index 0c2869f42..c546ea1f9 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.spec.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,16 @@ describe('getVideoJsTechVideo', () => {
 
 describe('hasActiveVhsSourceHandler', () => {
     it('detects the documented Video.js Tech VHS runtime property', () => {
+        const tech = jest.fn(() => ({ vhs: {} }));
+
         expect(
             hasActiveVhsSourceHandler({
-                tech: () => ({ vhs: {} }),
+                tech,
             } as unknown as VideoJsPlayer)
         ).toBe(true);
+        expect(tech).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            IWillNotUseThisInPlugins: true,
+        });
         expect(
             hasActiveVhsSourceHandler({
                 tech: () => ({ el: () => document.createElement('video') }),
diff --git a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.ts b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.ts
index 5b9387bc0..32361a32f 100644
--- a/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/playback/src/lib/vjs-player/vjs-player.types.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function hasActiveVhsSourceHandler(
     player: Pick<VideoJsPlayer, 'tech'>
 ): boolean {
     try {
-        const vhs = player.tech()?.vhs;
+        const vhs = player.tech({ IWillNotUseThisInPlugins: true })?.vhs;
         return typeof vhs === 'object' && vhs !== null;
     } catch {
         return false;