diff --git a/searx/engines/recoll.py b/searx/engines/recoll.py
index ee97f330d..c9e85344c 100644
--- a/searx/engines/recoll.py
+++ b/searx/engines/recoll.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Implementations
 import typing as t
 
 from datetime import date, timedelta
-from urllib.parse import urlencode, quote
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
 from searx.result_types import EngineResults
 
@@ -122,15 +122,14 @@ def response(resp: "SXNG_Response") -> EngineResults:
 
         url = result.get("url", "").replace("file://" + mount_prefix, dl_prefix)
 
-        mtype = subtype = result.get("mime", "")
+        mtype = subtype = result.get("mtype", "")
         if mtype:
             mtype, subtype = (mtype.split("/", 1) + [""])[:2]
 
         # facilitate preview support for known mime types
         thumbnail = embedded = ""
         if mtype in ["audio", "video"]:
-            embedded_url = '<{ttype} controls height="166px" ' + 'src="{url}" type="{mtype}"></{ttype}>'
-            embedded = embedded_url.format(ttype=mtype, url=quote(url.encode("utf8"), "/:"), mtype=result["mtype"])
+            embedded = url
         if mtype in ["image"] and subtype in ["bmp", "gif", "jpeg", "png"]:
             thumbnail = url