diff --git a/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py b/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py
index 29eb143..fe91f4f 100644
--- a/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py
+++ b/get_youtube_videos/get_youtube_videos.py
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ class GetYoutubeVideos:
                             'allow_multiple_audio_streams': True,
                             'noprogress': True,
                             'merge_output_format': 'mkv',
-                            'format': 'bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best',
+                            # 'format': 'bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best',
+                            'format': '248+ba',
                             # 'extractor_args': {'youtube': {'player-client': ['mweb']}}
                         }
                         if self.selected_proxy != '':
@@ -394,13 +395,41 @@ class GetYoutubeVideos:
                                     }
                                 )
                             except yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError as error:
-                                self._log.error(
-                                    "Error getting video with proxy '%s'. %s",
-                                    self.selected_proxy,
-                                    error
-                                )
-                                self.summary['videos_with_error'] += 1
-                                break
+                                if 'Requested format is not available' in f"{error}":
+                                    self._log.warning(
+                                        f"Requested format is not available, trying best format."
+                                    )
+                                    ydl_opts['format'] = 'bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best'
+                                    with yt_dlp.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
+                                        try:
+                                            uri=f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"
+                                            return_code = ydl.download(uri)
+                                            self._process_download(
+                                                {
+                                                    "return_code": return_code,
+                                                    'info_dict': {
+                                                        'id': video_id,
+                                                    },
+                                                    'filename': video_info.get('title', '?'),
+                                                    'video_info': video_info,
+                                                }
+                                            )
+                                        except yt_dlp.utils.DownloadError as sub_error:
+                                            self._log.error(
+                                                "Error getting video with proxy '%s'. %s",
+                                                self.selected_proxy,
+                                                sub_error
+                                            )
+                                            self.summary['videos_with_error'] += 1
+                                            break
+                                else:
+                                    self._log.error(
+                                        "Error getting video with proxy '%s'. %s",
+                                        self.selected_proxy,
+                                        error
+                                    )
+                                    self.summary['videos_with_error'] += 1
+                                    break
                             self.summary['downloaded_videos_titles'].append(video_info.get('title', '?'))
                             self.summary['downloaded_videos'] += 1
                     else: