diff --git a/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts b/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts
index d4a6dd9b3..30fd1c97d 100644
--- a/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/youtube-dl/youtube-dl-cli.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class YoutubeDLCLI {
     format: string
     output: string
     processOptions: execa.NodeOptions
-    timeout: number
+    timeout?: number
     additionalYoutubeDLArgs?: string[]
   }) {
     return this.run({