diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9a2b4ef..4cb2983 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ lastfm.json
 sw-blocklist.txt
 package-lock.json
 tmp/
+plugins/
 
 # Executables
 *.exe
diff --git a/src/commands/youtube.js b/src/commands/youtube.js
index 8fe4dea..f35cf73 100644
--- a/src/commands/youtube.js
+++ b/src/commands/youtube.js
@@ -63,20 +63,18 @@ module.exports = (bot) => {
     const videoUrl = ctx.message.text.split(' ').slice(1).join(' ');
     let cookieFlag = "";
 
-    if (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "../props/cookies.txt"))) {
-      cookieFlag = "--cookies src/props/cookies.txt";
-    } else {
-      cookieFlag = "";
-    };
-
     const mp4File = `tmp/${userId}.mp4`;
     const tempMp4File = `tmp/${userId}.f137.mp4`;
     const tempWebmFile = `tmp/${userId}.f251.webm`;
-    const cmdArgs = `--max-filesize 2G --no-playlist ${cookieFlag} --merge-output-format mp4 -o`;
+    let cmdArgs = `--max-filesize 2G --no-playlist --merge-output-format mp4 -o`;
     const dlpCommand = ytDlpPath;
     const ffmpegPath = getFfmpegPath();
     const ffmpegArgs = ['-i', tempMp4File, '-i', tempWebmFile, '-c:v copy -c:a copy -strict -2', mp4File];
 
+    if (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "../props/cookies.txt"))) {
+      cmdArgs = "--max-filesize 2G --no-playlist --cookies src/props/cookies.txt --merge-output-format mp4 -o";
+    }
+
     try {
       const downloadingMessage = await ctx.reply(Strings.ytCheckingSize, {
         parse_mode: 'Markdown',