diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin_runner.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin_runner.py
index 66e361603..e5fa69fcf 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin_runner.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/plugin_runner.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 
-from copy import deepcopy
 from platform import python_version
 
 from .context import XbmcContext
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ def run(context=_context,
     context.init()
     new_uri = context.get_uri()
 
-    params = deepcopy(context.get_params())
+    params = context.get_params().copy()
     for key in ('api_key', 'client_id', 'client_secret'):
         if key in params:
             params[key] = '<redacted>'
diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/methods.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/methods.py
index e0337b16a..2d14a0108 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/methods.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/kodion/utils/methods.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 
-import copy
 import json
 import os
 import re
@@ -97,13 +96,15 @@ def _stream_sort(_stream):
     context.log_debug('Available streams: {0}'.format(num_streams))
 
     for idx, stream in enumerate(stream_list):
-        log_data = copy.deepcopy(stream)
+        log_data = stream.copy()
 
         if 'license_info' in log_data:
+            license_info = log_data['license_info'].copy()
             for detail in ('url', 'token'):
-                original_value = log_data['license_info'].get(detail)
+                original_value = license_info.get(detail)
                 if original_value:
-                    log_data['license_info'][detail] = '<redacted>'
+                    license_info[detail] = '<redacted>'
+            log_data['license_info'] = license_info
 
         original_value = log_data.get('url')
         if original_value:
diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/request_client.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/request_client.py
index bf1fb5159..506241b8b 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/request_client.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/request_client.py
@@ -356,12 +356,20 @@ def build_client(cls, client_name=None, data=None):
             params = client['params']
             if client.get('_access_token'):
                 if 'key' in params:
+                    params = params.copy()
                     del params['key']
+                    client['params'] = params
             else:
-                if 'Authorization' in client['headers']:
-                    del client['headers']['Authorization']
+                headers = client['headers']
+                if 'Authorization' in headers:
+                    headers = headers.copy()
+                    del headers['Authorization']
+                    client['headers'] = headers
+
                 if 'key' in params and params['key'] is ValueError:
+                    params = params.copy()
                     del params['key']
+                    client['params'] = params
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/youtube.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/youtube.py
index 8295d2a16..1cc3dd2c0 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/youtube.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/client/youtube.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 import threading
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
-from copy import deepcopy
 from functools import partial
 from itertools import chain, islice
 from random import randint
@@ -2022,19 +2021,21 @@ def api_request(self,
 
         client = self.build_client(version, client_data)
 
-        if 'key' in client['params'] and not client['params']['key']:
+        params = client.get('params')
+        if 'key' in params and not params['key']:
+            params = params.copy()
             key = self._config.get('key') or self._config_tv.get('key')
             if key:
-                client['params']['key'] = key
+                params['key'] = key
             else:
-                del client['params']['key']
+                del params['key']
+            client['params'] = params
 
         if clear_data and 'json' in client:
             del client['json']
 
-        params = client.get('params')
         if params:
-            log_params = deepcopy(params)
+            log_params = params.copy()
             if 'location' in log_params:
                 log_params['location'] = '|xx.xxxx,xx.xxxx|'
             if 'key' in log_params:
@@ -2045,7 +2046,7 @@ def api_request(self,
 
         headers = client.get('headers')
         if headers:
-            log_headers = deepcopy(headers)
+            log_headers = headers.copy()
             if 'Authorization' in log_headers:
                 log_headers['Authorization'] = '|logged in|'
         else:
diff --git a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/helper/yt_login.py b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/helper/yt_login.py
index 15dffb72a..d951d869d 100644
--- a/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/helper/yt_login.py
+++ b/resources/lib/youtube_plugin/youtube/helper/yt_login.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 
-import copy
 import time
 
 from ..youtube_exceptions import LoginException
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ def _do_login(login_type):
                     _do_logout()
                     raise
 
-                log_data = copy.deepcopy(json_data)
+                log_data = json_data.copy()
                 if 'access_token' in log_data:
                     log_data['access_token'] = '<redacted>'
                 if 'refresh_token' in log_data: