diff --git a/config/scripts/rssVideos b/config/scripts/rssVideos
index dff599c..c95866f 100755
--- a/config/scripts/rssVideos
+++ b/config/scripts/rssVideos
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import re
 import subprocess
 import time
 import typing
+import sys
 
 import coloredlogs
 import configargparse
@@ -473,8 +474,10 @@ class RVDatabase:
     @property
     def ytdl_opts(self) -> dict:
         # Get user/system options
-        _, _, _, ydl_opts = yt_dlp.parse_options([""])
-        # Have to put a dummy option otherwise yt-dlp will use sys.argv
+        prev_argv = sys.argv
+        sys.argv = ['yt-dlp']
+        _, _, _, ydl_opts = yt_dlp.parse_options()
+        sys.argv = prev_argv
         return ydl_opts
 
     @property