diff --git a/config/defaults.go b/config/defaults.go
index 92093ef71..81e408440 100644
--- a/config/defaults.go
+++ b/config/defaults.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func getDefaultFFMpegPath() string {
 	cmd := exec.Command("which", "ffmpeg")
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Panicln("Unable to determine path to ffmpeg. Please specify it in the config file.")
+		log.Debugln("Unable to determine path to ffmpeg. Please specify it in the config file.")
 	}
 
 	path := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))