diff --git a/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts b/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts
index f57e1cd..8b44bc8 100644
--- a/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts
+++ b/apps/api-daemon/src/youtubePolling.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export const lastPollErrors = new Map<string, string>();
  *    residential/ISP proxy (the Coolify server's own IP got flagged from a
  *    day of heavy testing). No `-f` format selector here — resolving
  *    downloadable formats is a separate, heavier check only needed later,
- *    in the actual capture.
+ *    in the actual capture. `--js-runtimes node` (the n-challenge/EJS
+ *    solver) is included too — some channels return "The page needs to be
+ *    reloaded" on the plain metadata fetch too, not just format resolution.
  */
 async function findLiveVideoId(channelId: string): Promise<string | null> {
   const liveUrl = `https://www.youtube.com/channel/${channelId}/live`;
@@ -38,7 +40,16 @@ async function findLiveVideoId(channelId: string): Promise<string | null> {
   try {
     const { stdout } = await execFileAsync(
       "yt-dlp",
-      ["--simulate", "--no-warnings", ...(await ytdlpAntiBotArgs()), "--print", "%(id)s", liveUrl],
+      [
+        "--simulate",
+        "--no-warnings",
+        "--js-runtimes",
+        "node",
+        ...(await ytdlpAntiBotArgs()),
+        "--print",
+        "%(id)s",
+        liveUrl,
+      ],
       { timeout: 20_000 },
     );
     lastPollErrors.delete(channelId);