diff --git a/src/scrapers/mindgeek.js b/src/scrapers/mindgeek.js
index cf4a30d7..9c4917b8 100644
--- a/src/scrapers/mindgeek.js
+++ b/src/scrapers/mindgeek.js
@@ -156,10 +156,14 @@ function getUrl(site) {
 }
 
 async function getSession(site, parameters) {
+	if (site.slug === 'mindgeek') {
+		// most MG sites have a parent network to acquire a session from, don't try to acquire session from mindgeek.com for independent channels
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	const cookieJar = new CookieJar();
 	const session = http.session({ cookieJar });
 
-	// const res = await session.get(url);
 	const sessionUrl = site.parameters?.siteId && !(site.parameters?.native || site.parameters?.childSession || site.parent?.parameters?.childSession)
 		? site.parent.url
 		: site.url;