diff --git a/config.template.yaml b/config.template.yaml
index 58e689d8..9e168626 100644
--- a/config.template.yaml
+++ b/config.template.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ io:
 
 #pull info from invidious
 invidious-backend: true 
+yt-dlp-path: 'yt-dlp'
 #invidious source, defaults to vid.puffyan.us, not affiliated, simply a well known US based instance 
 #invidious-source: 'vid.puffyan.us' 
 
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 6b0388a3..89a3fd68 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ var defaults = {
     },
     "invidious-backend": true,
     "invidious-source": 'inv.riverside.rocks',
+    "yt-dlp-path": 'yt-dlp',
     "youtube-v3-key": "",
     "channel-blacklist": [],
     "channel-path": "r",
diff --git a/src/get-info.js b/src/get-info.js
index f567d395..99c7320b 100644
--- a/src/get-info.js
+++ b/src/get-info.js
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ const TwitchVOD = require("@cytube/mediaquery/lib/provider/twitch-vod");
 const TwitchClip = require("@cytube/mediaquery/lib/provider/twitch-clip");
 const { create: makeYTDLP } = require('youtube-dl-exec')
 //Specify path assuming yt-dlp is installed locally with path set properly (version packaged w/ npm package doesn't behave)
-const YTDLP = makeYTDLP('yt-dlp');
+const YTDLP = makeYTDLP(Config.get('yt-dlp-path'));
 
 import { Counter } from 'prom-client';
 import { lookup as lookupCustomMetadata } from './custom-media';
 
+
 const LOGGER = require('@calzoneman/jsli')('get-info');
 const lookupCounter = new Counter({
     name: 'cytube_media_lookups_total',