diff --git a/app/dl_formats.py b/app/dl_formats.py
index 5640ca4..5147451 100644
--- a/app/dl_formats.py
+++ b/app/dl_formats.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ def get_format(format: str, quality: str) -> str:
 
     if format in AUDIO_FORMATS:
         # Audio quality needs to be set post-download, set in opts
-        return f"bestaudio[ext={format}]/bestaudio/best"
+        # Use a more robust format string that ensures audio-only download
+        # and has better fallbacks
+        return f"bestaudio[ext={format}]/bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestaudio[ext=mp3]/bestaudio/best[ext!=webm]/best[ext!=webm]"
 
     if format in ("mp4", "any"):
         if quality == "audio":
diff --git a/app/ytdl.py b/app/ytdl.py
index d4955f3..c8404a9 100644
--- a/app/ytdl.py
+++ b/app/ytdl.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Download:
                 'outtmpl': { "default": self.output_template, "chapter": self.output_template_chapter },
                 'format': self.format,
                 'socket_timeout': 30,
-                'ignore_no_formats_error': True,
+                'ignore_no_formats_error': False,  # Changed to False to get better error messages
                 'progress_hooks': [put_status],
                 'postprocessor_hooks': [put_status_postprocessor],
                 **self.ytdl_opts,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             self.seq_lock = asyncio.Lock()
         elif self.config.DOWNLOAD_MODE == 'limited':
             self.semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(int(self.config.MAX_CONCURRENT_DOWNLOADS))
-        
+
         self.done.load()
 
     async def __import_queue(self):
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             'ignore_no_formats_error': True,
             'noplaylist': playlist_strict_mode,
             'paths': {"home": self.config.DOWNLOAD_DIR, "temp": self.config.TEMP_DIR},
+            'cookiefile': None,  # Allow cookie usage if available
+            'age_limit': None,  # Don't restrict by age
+            'geo_bypass': True,  # Attempt to bypass geographic restrictions
+            'geo_bypass_country': None,  # Let yt-dlp choose the best bypass method
+            'extractor_retries': 3,  # Retry extraction up to 3 times
+            'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,  # Include DASH formats for YouTube Music
+            'youtube_skip_dash_manifest': False,  # Don't skip DASH manifest
             **self.config.YTDL_OPTIONS,
             **({'impersonate': yt_dlp.networking.impersonate.ImpersonateTarget.from_str(self.config.YTDL_OPTIONS['impersonate'])} if 'impersonate' in self.config.YTDL_OPTIONS else {}),
         }).extract_info(url, download=False)