diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/FormatUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/FormatUtil.kt
index c29bf8de..cabc016c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/FormatUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/FormatUtil.kt
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ class FormatUtil(private var context: Context) {
                         }
 
                         "codec" -> {
-                            ("^(${audioCodecPreference}).+$".toRegex(RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
+                            ("^(${audioCodecPreference}).*$".toRegex(RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
                                     .matches(b.acodec))
                                     .compareTo(
-                                        "^(${audioCodecPreference}).+$".toRegex(RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
+                                        "^(${audioCodecPreference}).*$".toRegex(RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
                                             .matches(a.acodec)
                                     )
                         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/VideoPlayerUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/VideoPlayerUtil.kt
index 23dbd27a..52deca7d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/VideoPlayerUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/deniscerri/ytdl/util/VideoPlayerUtil.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import androidx.media3.exoplayer.trackselection.DefaultTrackSelector
 import kotlin.math.max
 
 object VideoPlayerUtil {
-    private const val MINIMUM_BUFFER_DURATION = 1000 * 10 //exo default is 50s
+    private const val MINIMUM_BUFFER_DURATION = 1000 * 5 //exo default is 50s
 
     @androidx.annotation.OptIn(androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi::class)
     fun buildPlayer(context: Context) : ExoPlayer {