diff --git a/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/GetStartedModal.tsx b/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/GetStartedModal.tsx
index 70499ff61..ec7884aed 100644
--- a/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/GetStartedModal.tsx
+++ b/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/GetStartedModal.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface JourneyStep {
   content: React.ReactNode;
   image?: string;
   videoSrc?: string;
-  video?: boolean;
+  video?: string;
   embed?: boolean;
   previousButton?: boolean;
   isFullScreenModeAllowed?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/JourneyModal.tsx b/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/JourneyModal.tsx
index 7194f3662..16d88e29a 100644
--- a/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/JourneyModal.tsx
+++ b/src/custom/DashboardWidgets/GettingStartedWidget/JourneyModal.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import MesheryDesignEmbedUmd from '@layer5/meshery-design-embed';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Link, Box } from '@mui/material';
 import { styled } from '../../../theme';
 import { JourneyStep, ProfileData, StepData } from './GetStartedModal';
 import ReusableModal from './ReusableModal';
@@ -38,6 +39,23 @@ export const ModalVideo = styled('video')(() => ({
   paddingBlock: '1rem'
 }));
 
+const FallbackLink: React.FC<{ video: string }> = ({ video }) => {
+  const watchLink = video.replace('/embed/', '/watch?v=');
+  return (
+    <Box sx={{ textAlign: 'center', my: 2 }}>
+      <Link
+        href={watchLink}
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        underline="hover"
+        sx={{ fontWeight: 'bold' }}
+      >
+        ▶ Having trouble viewing? Watch on YouTube
+      </Link>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
 const JourneyModal: React.FC<JourneyModalProps> = ({
   open,
   handleClose,
@@ -147,16 +165,21 @@ const JourneyModal: React.FC<JourneyModalProps> = ({
           ''
         )}
         {data.video !== undefined ? (
-          <iframe
-            style={{
-              aspectRatio: '16/9',
-              width: '100%'
-            }}
-            src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Do7htKrRzDA?si=5iMQ5a1JUf3qpIiH"
-            title="YouTube video player"
-            allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
-            allowFullScreen={true}
-          ></iframe>
+          <div>
+            <iframe
+              style={{
+                aspectRatio: '16/9',
+                width: '100%'
+              }}
+              src={data.video}
+              title="YouTube video player"
+              allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
+              allowFullScreen={true}
+              referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+              loading="lazy"
+            ></iframe>
+            <FallbackLink video={data.video} />
+          </div>
         ) : (
           ''
         )}