diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/elemental_tv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/elemental_tv.py
index c85653e71a..b010aa1325 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/elemental_tv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/elemental_tv.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import re
 import time
 
+from yt_dlp.networking.exceptions import HTTPError
 from yt_dlp.extractor.common import InfoExtractor
 from yt_dlp.utils import ExtractorError
 
@@ -21,33 +22,32 @@ class ElementalTVIE(InfoExtractor):
         },
     }]
 
-    API_URL_CHANNELS = 'https://play.elemental.tv/v1/channels'
-    API_URL_LOGIN = 'https://play.elemental.tv/v1/users/login'
-    API_URL_STREAM_URL = 'https://play.elemental.tv/v1/playlists/%s/playlist.m3u8?begin=%d&access_token=%s'
-
     access_token = ''
     channel_id = ''
 
-    def get_channel_id(self, url):
+    def _get_channel_id(self, url):
         url_parts = re.search('(?<=channel/)[0-9a-f]{24}', url)
 
         if not url_parts or not url_parts.group(0):
             return None
 
-        return url_parts.group(0)
+        self.channel_id = url_parts.group(0)
+        self.write_debug(f'Channel ID: {self.channel_id}')
 
-    def get_stream_metadata(self):
+        if not self.channel_id:
+            raise ExtractorError('Channel ID not found')
+
+    def _get_stream_metadata(self):
         try:
             headers = {
                 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + self.access_token,
             }
-
             res_api = self._download_json(
-                self.API_URL_CHANNELS, self.channel_id, headers=headers)
-
+                'https://play.elemental.tv/v1/channels', self.channel_id, headers=headers)
             data = res_api.get('data').get(self.channel_id)
 
             if not data:
+                self.write_debug('Getting metadata failed')
                 return {}
 
             return {
@@ -59,15 +59,17 @@ def get_stream_metadata(self):
             self.write_debug('Getting metadata failed')
             return {}
 
-    def get_stream_url(self):
+    def _get_stream_url(self):
         # Stream URL needs current epoch time rounded to 10000s
         begin = int((time.time() - 60) / 10000) * 10000
+        stream_url = 'https://play.elemental.tv/v1/playlists/%s/playlist.m3u8?begin=%d&access_token=%s' % (self.channel_id, begin, self.access_token)
 
-        return self.API_URL_STREAM_URL % (self.channel_id, begin, self.access_token)
+        if not stream_url or '.m3u8' not in stream_url:
+            raise ExtractorError('Unable to get stream URL')
+
+        return stream_url
 
     def _perform_login(self, username, password):
-        url = self.API_URL_LOGIN
-
         post_data = {
             'email': str(username),
             'grant_type': 'client_credentials',
@@ -75,40 +77,31 @@ def _perform_login(self, username, password):
             'rememberme': 'true',
         }
 
-        post_data = json.dumps(post_data).encode()
-
-        res_api = self._download_json(url, self.channel_id, data=post_data).get('data')
+        try:
+            res_api = self._download_json(
+                'https://play.elemental.tv/v1/users/login', self.channel_id, data=json.dumps(post_data).encode()).get('data')
+        except ExtractorError as e:
+            if isinstance(e.cause, HTTPError) and e.cause.status == 400:
+                error_message = self._parse_json(e.cause.response.read().decode(), self.channel_id).get('error_info').get('description')
+                raise ExtractorError(error_message, expected=True)
 
         if not res_api or not res_api.get('access_token'):
             raise ExtractorError('Accessing login token failed')
 
         self.access_token = res_api.get('access_token')
-        token_type = res_api.get('token_type')
 
-        if token_type != 'Bearer':
+        if res_api.get('token_type') != 'Bearer':
             raise ExtractorError('Unknown login token type')
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        if not self.access_token:
-            raise ExtractorError('Logging in failed')
-
-        self.channel_id = self.get_channel_id(url)
-
-        if not self.channel_id:
-            raise ExtractorError('Channel ID not found')
-
-        self.write_debug(f'Channel ID: {self.channel_id}')
-
-        stream_url = self.get_stream_url()
-
-        if not stream_url or '.m3u8' not in stream_url:
-            raise ExtractorError('Unable to get stream URL')
-
+        self._get_channel_id(url)
+        stream_url = self._get_stream_url()
         formats, subtitles = self._extract_m3u8_formats_and_subtitles(stream_url, self.channel_id, ext='mp4')
 
         return {
             'id': self.channel_id,
+            'is_live': True,
             'formats': formats,
             'subtitles': subtitles,
-            **self.get_stream_metadata(),
+            **self._get_stream_metadata(),
         }