diff --git a/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js b/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js
index a3683b0..2953522 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/VideoBaseTexture.js
@@ -320,8 +320,9 @@
 {
     if (!type)
     {
-        path = path.split('?').shift().toLowerCase();
-        type = `video/${path.substr(path.lastIndexOf('.') + 1)}`;
+        const purePath = path.split('?').shift().toLowerCase();
+
+        type = `video/${purePath.substr(purePath.lastIndexOf('.') + 1)}`;
     }
 
     const source = document.createElement('source');