diff --git a/Sources/Models/YouTubePlayer+Source.swift b/Sources/Models/YouTubePlayer+Source.swift
index bbce7ed..be054d4 100644
--- a/Sources/Models/YouTubePlayer+Source.swift
+++ b/Sources/Models/YouTubePlayer+Source.swift
@@ -85,29 +85,39 @@ public extension YouTubePlayer.Source {
     /// Creats `YouTubePlayer.Source` from a given URL string, if available
     /// - Parameter url: The URL string
     static func url(
-        _ url: String
+        _ urlString: String
     ) -> Self? {
-        // Initialize URLComonents from URL string
-        let urlComponents = URLComponents(string: url)
-        // Initialize URL from string
-        let url = URL(string: url)
+        // Initialize URL from string and call URL-based convenience method
+        guard let url = URL(string: urlString) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        return Self.url(url)
+    }
+    
+    /// Creats `YouTubePlayer.Source` from a given URL, if available
+    /// - Parameter url: The URL
+    static func url(
+        _ url: URL
+    ) -> Self? {
+        // Initialize URLComonents from URL
+        let urlComponents = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: true)
         // Retrieve start seconds from "t" url parameter, if available
         let startSeconds = urlComponents?.queryItems?["t"].flatMap(Int.init)
         // Initialize PathComponents and drop first which is the leading "/"
-        let pathComponents = url?.pathComponents.dropFirst()
+        let pathComponents = url.pathComponents.dropFirst()
         // Check if URL host has YouTube share url host
-        if url?.host?.lowercased().hasSuffix("youtu.be") == true {
+        if url.host?.lowercased().hasSuffix("youtu.be") == true {
             // Check if a video id is available
-            if let videoId = pathComponents?.first {
+            if let videoId = pathComponents.first {
                 // Return video source
                 return .video(
                     id: videoId,
                     startSeconds: startSeconds
                 )
             }
-        } else if url?.host?.lowercased().contains("youtube") == true {
+        } else if url.host?.lowercased().contains("youtube") == true {
             // Otherwise switch on first path component
-            switch pathComponents?.first {
+            switch pathComponents.first {
             case "watch":
                 // Check if a playlist identifier is available
                 if let playlistId = urlComponents?.queryItems?["list"] {
@@ -126,7 +136,7 @@ public extension YouTubePlayer.Source {
                 }
             case "c", "user":
                 // Check if a channel name is available
-                if let channelName = url?.pathComponents[safe: 2] {
+                if let channelName = url.pathComponents[safe: 2] {
                     // Return channel source
                     return .channel(
                         name: channelName
@@ -134,7 +144,7 @@ public extension YouTubePlayer.Source {
                 }
             default:
                 // Check if a video identifier is available
-                if let videoId = url?.pathComponents[safe: 2] {
+                if let videoId = url.pathComponents[safe: 2] {
                     // Return video source
                     return .video(
                         id: videoId,
@@ -146,7 +156,6 @@ public extension YouTubePlayer.Source {
         // Otherwise return nil
         return nil
     }
-    
 }
 
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