diff --git a/lib/pleroma/helpers/media_helper.ex b/lib/pleroma/helpers/media_helper.ex
index 7c2bfbc53..385a4df81 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/helpers/media_helper.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/helpers/media_helper.ex
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ def video_framegrab(url) do
          {:ok, env} <- Pleroma.HTTP.get(url),
          {:ok, fifo_path} <- mkfifo(),
          args = [
+           "-y",
            "-i", fifo_path,
            "-vframes", "1",
            "-f", "mjpeg",
            "-loglevel", "error",
-           "-"
+           "pipe:"
          ] do
       run_fifo(fifo_path, env, executable, args)
     else