diff --git a/lib/dash/segment_template.js b/lib/dash/segment_template.js
index 059e06b5ef..d1bac66f08 100644
--- a/lib/dash/segment_template.js
+++ b/lib/dash/segment_template.js
@@ -813,18 +813,16 @@ shaka.dash.TimelineSegmentIndex = class extends shaka.media.SegmentIndex {
     let ref = this.references[correctedPosition];
 
     if (!ref) {
+      const mediaTemplate = this.templateInfo_.mediaTemplate;
       const range = this.templateInfo_.timeline[correctedPosition];
       const segmentReplacement = position + this.templateInfo_.startNumber;
       const timeReplacement = this.templateInfo_
           .unscaledPresentationTimeOffset + range.unscaledStart;
 
       const createUrisCb = () => {
-        if (!this.templateInfo_) {
-          return [];
-        }
         return shaka.dash.TimelineSegmentIndex
             .createUris_(
-                this.templateInfo_.mediaTemplate,
+                mediaTemplate,
                 this.representationId_,
                 segmentReplacement,
                 this.bandwidth_,