diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker.ex b/lib/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker.ex
index ff1459b..9a9d906 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker.ex
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Downloading.MediaDownloadWorker do
   defp action_on_error(message) do
     # This will attempt re-download at the next indexing, but it won't be retried
     # immediately as part of job failure logic
-    non_retryable_errors = ["Video unavailable"]
+    non_retryable_errors = ["Video unavailable", "Sign in to confirm"]
 
     if String.contains?(to_string(message), non_retryable_errors) do
       Logger.error("yt-dlp download will not be retried: #{inspect(message)}")
diff --git a/test/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker_test.exs b/test/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker_test.exs
index 6932fcb..3f3bf4f 100644
--- a/test/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker_test.exs
+++ b/test/pinchflat/downloading/media_download_worker_test.exs
@@ -127,6 +127,19 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Downloading.MediaDownloadWorkerTest do
       end)
     end
 
+    test "does not set the job to retryable if youtube thinks you're a bot", %{media_item: media_item} do
+      expect(YtDlpRunnerMock, :run, 2, fn
+        _url, :get_downloadable_status, _opts, _ot, _addl -> {:ok, "{}"}
+        _url, :download, _opts, _ot, _addl -> {:error, "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot", 1}
+      end)
+
+      Oban.Testing.with_testing_mode(:inline, fn ->
+        {:ok, job} = Oban.insert(MediaDownloadWorker.new(%{id: media_item.id, quality_upgrade?: true}))
+
+        assert job.state == "completed"
+      end)
+    end
+
     test "it ensures error are returned in a 2-item tuple", %{media_item: media_item} do
       expect(YtDlpRunnerMock, :run, 2, fn
         _url, :get_downloadable_status, _opts, _ot, _addl -> {:ok, "{}"}