It is frustrating when Discovery Plus keeps throwing up a confusing Fallback Error Code. To get help resolving a fallback error code in Discovery Plus, you need to figure out the cause. Here is how to get Discovery Plus working again and how to fix Discovery Plus Fallback Error Code.

A Discovery Plus Fallback Error Code occurs when Discovery Plus cannot find the video you are trying to open on the server, so it tries to play the next video in the queue, i.e. falling back on previous plans. It is essentially the same problem as when you get an Error Code 504, which means that the server has been unable to communicate with your system.

Error Code 504 isn’t exclusive to Discovery Plus, and neither is the Fallback Error, although you won’t see it described in the same way elsewhere. It indicates a Gateway Timeout Error, which means there’s a problem with the connection between you and the server – in this case, Discovery Plus. Here’s a quick rundown of what might happen when you receive an error like this:

If you keep getting the Fallback Error Code when trying to watch Discovery Plus, try these troubleshooting tips to get back up and running.