diff --git a/src/output/output_http.cpp b/src/output/output_http.cpp
index 4223517f..08f74ed3 100644
--- a/src/output/output_http.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_http.cpp
@@ -351,4 +351,76 @@ namespace Mist {
     execv(argarr[0], argarr);
   }
   
+  /// Parses a "Range: " header, setting byteStart and byteEnd.
+  /// Assumes byteStart and byteEnd are initialized to their minimum respectively maximum values when the function is called.
+  /// On error, byteEnd is set to zero and the function return false.
+  bool HTTPOutput::parseRange(uint64_t & byteStart, uint64_t & byteEnd){
+    std::string header = H.GetHeader("Range");
+    if (header.size() < 6 || header.substr(0, 6) != "bytes="){
+      byteEnd = 0;
+      WARN_MSG("Invalid range header: %s", header.c_str());
+      return false;
+    }
+    header.erase(0, 6);
+    //Do parsing of the rest of the header...
+    if (header.size() && header[0] == '-'){
+      //negative range = count from end
+      byteStart = 0;
+      for (unsigned int i = 1; i < header.size(); ++i){
+        if (header[i] >= '0' && header[i] <= '9'){
+          byteStart *= 10;
+          byteStart += header[i] - '0';
+          continue;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      if (byteStart > byteEnd){
+        //entire file if starting before byte zero
+        byteStart = 0;
+      }else{
+        //start byteStart bytes before byteEnd
+        byteStart = byteEnd - byteStart;
+      }
+      MEDIUM_MSG("Range request: %" PRIu64 "-%" PRIu64 " (%s)", byteStart, byteEnd, header.c_str());
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    //Positive range
+    long long size = byteEnd;
+    byteEnd = 0;
+    byteStart = 0;
+    unsigned int i = 0;
+    for (; i < header.size(); ++i){
+      if (header[i] >= '0' && header[i] <= '9'){
+        byteStart *= 10;
+        byteStart += header[i] - '0';
+        continue;
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    if (header[i] != '-'){
+      WARN_MSG("Invalid range header: %s", header.c_str());
+      byteEnd = 0;
+      return false;
+    }
+    ++i;
+    if (i < header.size()){
+      for (; i < header.size(); ++i){
+        if (header[i] >= '0' && header[i] <= '9'){
+          byteEnd *= 10;
+          byteEnd += header[i] - '0';
+          continue;
+        }
+        break;
+      }
+      if (byteEnd > size){
+        byteEnd = size;
+      }
+    }else{
+      byteEnd = size;
+    }
+    MEDIUM_MSG("Range request: %" PRIu64 "-%" PRIu64 " (%s)", byteStart, byteEnd, header.c_str());
+    return true;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/output/output_http.h b/src/output/output_http.h
index 6fe05c03..bdf00151 100644
--- a/src/output/output_http.h
+++ b/src/output/output_http.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Mist {
       static bool listenMode(){return false;}
       void reConnector(std::string & connector);
       std::string getHandler();
+      bool parseRange(uint64_t & byteStart, uint64_t & byteEnd);
   protected:
       HTTP::Parser H;
   };
diff --git a/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp b/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp
index 0afb0317..a424e245 100644
--- a/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.cpp
@@ -424,77 +424,6 @@ namespace Mist {
     //That's technically legal, of course.
   }
 
-/// Parses a "Range: " header, setting byteStart, byteEnd and seekPoint using data from metadata and tracks to do
-/// the calculations.
-/// On error, byteEnd is set to zero.
-  void OutProgressiveMP4::parseRange(std::string header, uint64_t & byteStart, uint64_t & byteEnd, uint64_t & seekPoint, uint64_t headerSize) {
-    if (header.size() < 6 || header.substr(0, 6) != "bytes=") {
-      byteEnd = 0;
-      WARN_MSG("Invalid range header: %s", header.c_str());
-      return;
-    }
-    header.erase(0, 6);
-    if (header.size() && header[0] == '-'){
-      //negative range = count from end
-      byteStart = 0;
-      for (unsigned int i = 1; i < header.size(); ++i){
-        if (header[i] >= '0' && header[i] <= '9'){
-          byteStart *= 10;
-          byteStart += header[i] - '0';
-          continue;
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      if (byteStart > byteEnd){
-        //entire file if starting before byte zero
-        byteStart = 0;
-        findSeekPoint(byteStart, seekPoint, headerSize);
-        return;
-      }else{
-        //start byteStart bytes before byteEnd
-        byteStart = byteEnd - byteStart;
-        findSeekPoint(byteStart, seekPoint, headerSize);
-        return;
-      }
-    }else{
-      long long size = byteEnd;
-      byteEnd = 0;
-      byteStart = 0;
-      unsigned int i = 0;
-      for ( ; i < header.size(); ++i){
-        if (header[i] >= '0' && header[i] <= '9'){
-          byteStart *= 10;
-          byteStart += header[i] - '0';
-          continue;
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      if (header[i] != '-') {
-        WARN_MSG("Invalid range header: %s", header.c_str());
-        byteEnd = 0;
-        return;
-      }
-      ++i;
-      if (i < header.size()){
-        for ( ; i < header.size(); ++i){
-          if (header[i] >= '0' && header[i] <= '9'){
-            byteEnd *= 10;
-            byteEnd += header[i] - '0';
-            continue;
-          }
-          break;
-        }
-        if (byteEnd > size) {
-          byteEnd = size;
-        }
-      }else{
-        byteEnd = size;
-      }
-      MEDIUM_MSG("Range request: %" PRIu64 "-%" PRIu64 " (%s)", byteStart, byteEnd, header.c_str());
-      findSeekPoint(byteStart, seekPoint, headerSize);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
   void OutProgressiveMP4::onHTTP() {
     if(H.method == "OPTIONS" || H.method == "HEAD"){
       H.Clean();
@@ -527,7 +456,9 @@ namespace Mist {
       sortSet.insert(temp);
     }
     if (H.GetHeader("Range") != ""){
-      parseRange(H.GetHeader("Range"), byteStart, byteEnd, seekPoint, headerSize);
+      if (parseRange(byteStart, byteEnd)){
+        findSeekPoint(byteStart, seekPoint, headerSize);
+      }
       rangeType = H.GetHeader("Range")[0];
     }
     H.Clean(); //make sure no parts of old requests are left in any buffers
diff --git a/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.h b/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.h
index 3f26812e..99f66ac2 100644
--- a/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.h
+++ b/src/output/output_progressive_mp4.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace Mist {
       OutProgressiveMP4(Socket::Connection & conn);
       ~OutProgressiveMP4();
       static void init(Util::Config * cfg);
-      void parseRange(std::string header, uint64_t & byteStart, uint64_t & byteEnd, uint64_t & seekPoint, uint64_t headerSize);
       uint64_t mp4HeaderSize(uint64_t & fileSize);
       std::string DTSCMeta2MP4Header(uint64_t & size);
       void findSeekPoint(uint64_t byteStart, uint64_t & seekPoint, uint64_t headerSize);