diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/vlc/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/vlc/__init__.py
index fc38e38ec0..a4f71f612b 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/vlc/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/vlc/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from pythonforandroid.toolchain import Recipe, current_directory
 from pythonforandroid.logger import info, debug, shprint, warning
-from os.path import exists, join
+from os.path import join, isdir, isfile
 from os import environ
 import sh
 from colorama import Fore, Style
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class VlcRecipe(Recipe):
     depends = []
 
     port_git = 'http://git.videolan.org/git/vlc-ports/android.git'
-    vlc_git = 'http://git.videolan.org/git/vlc.git'
+#    vlc_git = 'http://git.videolan.org/git/vlc.git'
     ENV_LIBVLC_AAR = 'LIBVLC_AAR'
     aars = {} # for future use of multiple arch
 
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ def prebuild_arch(self, arch):
         build_dir = self.get_build_dir(arch.arch)
         port_dir = join(build_dir, 'vlc-port-android')
         if self.ENV_LIBVLC_AAR in environ:
-            self.aars[arch] = aar = environ.get(self.ENV_LIBVLC_AAR)
-            if not exists(aar):
-                warning("Error: libvlc-<ver>.aar bundle " \
-                           "not found in {}".format(aar))
+            aar = environ.get(self.ENV_LIBVLC_AAR)
+            if isdir(aar):
+                aar = join(aar, 'libvlc-{}.aar'.format(self.version))
+            if not isfile(aar):
+                warning("Error: {} is not valid libvlc-<ver>.aar bundle".format(aar))
                 info("check {} environment!".format(self.ENV_LIBVLC_AAR))
                 exit(1)
+            self.aars[arch] = aar
         else:
             aar_path = join(port_dir, 'libvlc', 'build', 'outputs', 'aar')
             self.aars[arch] = aar = join(aar_path, 'libvlc-{}.aar'.format(self.version))
@@ -35,23 +37,24 @@ def prebuild_arch(self, arch):
                         "in {} environment!".format(self.ENV_LIBVLC_AAR))
             info("libvlc-<ver>.aar should build " \
                         "from sources at {}".format(port_dir))
-            if not exists(join(port_dir, 'compile.sh')):
+            if not isfile(join(port_dir, 'compile.sh')):
                 info("clone vlc port for android sources from {}".format(
                             self.port_git))
                 shprint(sh.git, 'clone', self.port_git, port_dir,
                             _tail=20, _critical=True)
-            vlc_dir = join(port_dir, 'vlc')
-            if not exists(join(vlc_dir, 'Makefile.am')):
-                info("clone vlc sources from {}".format(self.vlc_git))
-                shprint(sh.git, 'clone', self.vlc_git, vlc_dir,
-                            _tail=20, _critical=True)
+# now "git clone ..." is a part of compile.sh
+#            vlc_dir = join(port_dir, 'vlc')
+#            if not isfile(join(vlc_dir, 'Makefile.am')):
+#                info("clone vlc sources from {}".format(self.vlc_git))
+#                shprint(sh.git, 'clone', self.vlc_git, vlc_dir,
+#                            _tail=20, _critical=True)
 
     def build_arch(self, arch):
         super(VlcRecipe, self).build_arch(arch)
         build_dir = self.get_build_dir(arch.arch)
         port_dir = join(build_dir, 'vlc-port-android')
         aar = self.aars[arch]
-        if not exists(aar):
+        if not isfile(aar):
             with current_directory(port_dir):
                 env = dict(environ)
                 env.update({
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ def build_arch(self, arch):
                 })
                 info("compiling vlc from sources")
                 debug("environment: {}".format(env))
-                if not exists(join('bin', 'VLC-debug.apk')):
+                if not isfile(join('bin', 'VLC-debug.apk')):
                      shprint(sh.Command('./compile.sh'), _env=env,
                                   _tail=50, _critical=True)
                 shprint(sh.Command('./compile-libvlc.sh'), _env=env,