diff --git a/resources/lib/playback.py b/resources/lib/playback.py
index 441d71b6..8bbc706c 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playback.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playback.py
@@ -234,14 +234,9 @@ def _playback_init(plex_id, plex_type, playqueue, pos):
     playqueue.clear()
     if plex_type != v.PLEX_TYPE_CLIP:
         # Post to the PMS to create a playqueue - in any case due to Companion
-        section_uuid = xml.attrib.get('librarySectionUUID')
-        xml = PF.init_plex_playqueue(plex_id,
-                                     section_uuid,
-                                     mediatype=plex_type,
-                                     trailers=trailers)
+        xml = PF.init_plex_playqueue(plex_id, plex_type, trailers=trailers)
         if xml is None:
-            LOG.error('Could not get a playqueue xml for plex id %s, UUID %s',
-                      plex_id, section_uuid)
+            LOG.error('Could not get a playqueue xml for plex id %s', plex_id)
             # "Play error"
             utils.dialog('notification',
                          utils.lang(29999),
diff --git a/resources/lib/playlist_func.py b/resources/lib/playlist_func.py
index d32912f8..68d7cc6a 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playlist_func.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playlist_func.py
@@ -137,11 +137,10 @@ class Playlist_Item(object):
     id = None          [int] Plex playlist/playqueue id, e.g. playQueueItemID
     plex_id = None     [int] Plex unique item id, "ratingKey"
     plex_type = None   [str] Plex type, e.g. 'movie', 'clip'
-    plex_uuid = None   [str] Plex librarySectionUUID
     kodi_id = None     [int] Kodi unique kodi id (unique only within type!)
     kodi_type = None   [str] Kodi type: 'movie'
     file = None        [str] Path to the item's file. STRING!!
-    uri = None         [str] Weird Plex uri path involving plex_uuid. STRING!
+    uri = None         [str] PMS path to item; will be auto-set with plex_id
     guid = None        [str] Weird Plex guid
     xml = None         [etree] XML from PMS, 1 lvl below <MediaContainer>
     playmethod = None  [str] either 'DirectPlay', 'DirectStream', 'Transcode'
@@ -154,11 +153,10 @@ class Playlist_Item(object):
         self._id = None
         self._plex_id = None
         self.plex_type = None
-        self.plex_uuid = None
         self._kodi_id = None
         self.kodi_type = None
         self.file = None
-        self.uri = None
+        self._uri = None
         self.guid = None
         self.xml = None
         self.playmethod = None
@@ -182,6 +180,12 @@ class Playlist_Item(object):
         if not isinstance(value, int) and value is not None:
             raise TypeError('Passed %s instead of int!' % type(value))
         self._plex_id = value
+        self._uri = ('server://%s/com.plexapp.plugins.library/library/metadata/%s' %
+                     (app.CONN.machine_identifier, value))
+
+    @property
+    def uri(self):
+        return self._uri
 
     @property
     def id(self):
@@ -238,11 +242,9 @@ class Playlist_Item(object):
                 "'id': {self.id}, "
                 "'plex_id': {self.plex_id}, "
                 "'plex_type': '{self.plex_type}', "
-                "'plex_uuid': '{self.plex_uuid}', "
                 "'kodi_id': {self.kodi_id}, "
                 "'kodi_type': '{self.kodi_type}', "
                 "'file': '{self.file}', "
-                "'uri': '{self.uri}', "
                 "'guid': '{self.guid}', "
                 "'playmethod': '{self.playmethod}', "
                 "'playcount': {self.playcount}, "
@@ -328,7 +330,6 @@ def playlist_item_from_kodi(kodi_item):
         if db_item:
             item.plex_id = db_item['plex_id']
             item.plex_type = db_item['plex_type']
-            item.plex_uuid = db_item['plex_id']  # we dont need the uuid yet :-)
     item.file = kodi_item.get('file')
     if item.plex_id is None and item.file is not None:
         try:
@@ -338,13 +339,6 @@ def playlist_item_from_kodi(kodi_item):
         query = dict(utils.parse_qsl(query))
         item.plex_id = utils.cast(int, query.get('plex_id'))
         item.plex_type = query.get('itemType')
-    if item.plex_id is None and item.file is not None:
-        item.uri = ('library://whatever/item/%s'
-                    % utils.quote(item.file, safe=''))
-    else:
-        # TO BE VERIFIED - PLEX DOESN'T LIKE PLAYLIST ADDS IN THIS MANNER
-        item.uri = ('library://%s/item/library%%2Fmetadata%%2F%s' %
-                    (item.plex_uuid, item.plex_id))
     LOG.debug('Made playlist item from Kodi: %s', item)
     return item
 
@@ -408,9 +402,6 @@ def playlist_item_from_plex(plex_id):
         item.kodi_type = db_item['kodi_type']
     else:
         raise KeyError('Could not find plex_id %s in database' % plex_id)
-    item.plex_uuid = plex_id
-    item.uri = ('library://%s/item/library%%2Fmetadata%%2F%s' %
-                (item.plex_uuid, plex_id))
     LOG.debug('Made playlist item from plex: %s', item)
     return item
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/plex_functions.py b/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
index 1b7e8fbc..a89fbf16 100644
--- a/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
+++ b/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
@@ -820,16 +820,15 @@ def get_plex_sections():
     return xml
 
 
-def init_plex_playqueue(plex_id, librarySectionUUID, mediatype='movie',
-                        trailers=False):
+def init_plex_playqueue(plex_id, plex_type, trailers=False):
     """
     Returns raw API metadata XML dump for a playlist with e.g. trailers.
    """
     url = "{server}/playQueues"
     args = {
-        'type': mediatype,
-        'uri': ('library://{0}/item/%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F{1}'.format(
-                librarySectionUUID, plex_id)),
+        'type': plex_type,
+        'uri': ('server://%s/com.plexapp.plugins.library/library/metadata/%s' %
+                (app.CONN.machine_identifier, plex_id)),
         'includeChapters': '1',
         'shuffle': '0',
         'repeat': '0'