diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
index 7a4fb32..8eeb97e 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/media/media_item.ex
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Media.MediaItem do
     |> dynamic_default(:uuid, fn _ -> Ecto.UUID.generate() end)
     |> update_upload_date_index()
     |> validate_required(@required_fields)
+    # Validate that the title does NOT start with "youtube video #" since that indicates a restriction by YouTube.
+    # See issue #549 for more information.
+    |> validate_format(:title, ~r/^(?!youtube video #)/)
     |> unique_constraint([:media_id, :source_id])
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs
index 891502c..6becd5b 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/media_test.exs
@@ -921,6 +921,14 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.MediaTest do
       media_item = media_item_fixture()
       assert %Ecto.Changeset{} = Media.change_media_item(media_item)
     end
+
+    test "validates the title doesn't start with 'youtube video #'" do
+      # This is to account for youtube restricting indexing. See issue #549 for more
+      media_item = media_item_fixture()
+
+      assert %Ecto.Changeset{valid?: false} = Media.change_media_item(media_item, %{title: "youtube video #123"})
+      assert %Ecto.Changeset{valid?: true} = Media.change_media_item(media_item, %{title: "any other title"})
+    end
   end
 
   describe "change_media_item/1 when testing upload_date_index and source is a channel" do
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/slow_indexing/slow_indexing_helpers_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/slow_indexing/slow_indexing_helpers_test.exs
index e410b3c..c9598a1 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/slow_indexing/slow_indexing_helpers_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/slow_indexing/slow_indexing_helpers_test.exs
@@ -290,6 +290,29 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.SlowIndexing.SlowIndexingHelpersTest do
       assert %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset
     end
 
+    test "doesn't blow up if the media item cannot be saved", %{source: source} do
+      stub(YtDlpRunnerMock, :run, fn _url, :get_media_attributes_for_collection, _opts, _ot, _addl_opts ->
+        response =
+          Phoenix.json_library().encode!(%{
+            id: "video1",
+            # This is a disallowed title - set MediaItem changeset or issue #549
+            title: "youtube video #123",
+            original_url: "https://example.com/video1",
+            live_status: "not_live",
+            description: "desc1",
+            aspect_ratio: 1.67,
+            duration: 12.34,
+            upload_date: "20210101"
+          })
+
+        {:ok, response}
+      end)
+
+      assert [changeset] = SlowIndexingHelpers.index_and_enqueue_download_for_media_items(source)
+
+      assert %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset
+    end
+
     test "passes the source's download options to the yt-dlp runner", %{source: source} do
       expect(YtDlpRunnerMock, :run, fn _url, :get_media_attributes_for_collection, opts, _ot, _addl_opts ->
         assert {:output, "/tmp/test/media/%(title)S.%(ext)S"} in opts