diff --git a/server/docker-start.sh b/server/docker-start.sh
index eebef1c7..134bffdb 100755
--- a/server/docker-start.sh
+++ b/server/docker-start.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 set -e
 cd /opt/app
 
+mkdir -p /opt/app/bin
+wget -O /opt/app/bin/yt-dlp https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp
+chmod +x /opt/app/bin/yt-dlp
+export PATH=/opt/app/bin:$PATH
+
 alembic upgrade head
 
 echo "Starting szurubooru API on port ${PORT} - Running on ${THREADS} threads"