diff --git a/apps/api-daemon/src/capture/streamIngest.ts b/apps/api-daemon/src/capture/streamIngest.ts
index 5c73632..bf1ca15 100644
--- a/apps/api-daemon/src/capture/streamIngest.ts
+++ b/apps/api-daemon/src/capture/streamIngest.ts
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ async function runCapture(job: Job<StreamIngestJob>): Promise<void> {
 
   console.log(`[stream-ingest] starting capture for session ${sessionId}: ${youtubeUrl}`);
 
-  const ytdlp = spawn("yt-dlp", ["-f", "best", "-o", "-", youtubeUrl], {
-    stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
-  });
+  const ytdlp = spawn(
+    "yt-dlp",
+    ["--extractor-args", "youtube:player_client=android", "-f", "best", "-o", "-", youtubeUrl],
+    { stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"] },
+  );
 
   const ffmpeg = spawn(
     "ffmpeg",
diff --git a/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts b/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts
index 6ad6c12..1f401f2 100644
--- a/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts
+++ b/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ async function findLiveVideoId(channelId: string): Promise<string | null> {
   try {
     const { stdout } = await execFileAsync(
       "yt-dlp",
-      ["--simulate", "--no-warnings", "--print", "%(id)s", liveUrl],
+      [
+        "--simulate",
+        "--no-warnings",
+        "--extractor-args", "youtube:player_client=android",
+        "--print", "%(id)s",
+        liveUrl,
+      ],
       { timeout: 20_000 },
     );
     lastPollErrors.delete(channelId);