diff --git a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
index 08e49f088a0bd..0ef065c5f452c 100644
--- a/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/media.service.spec.ts
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ describe(MediaService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           inputOptions: expect.any(Array),
           outputOptions: expect.arrayContaining([
-            '-c:v av1',
+            '-c:v libsvtav1',
             '-movflags faststart',
             '-fps_mode passthrough',
             '-map 0:0',
diff --git a/server/src/utils/media.ts b/server/src/utils/media.ts
index 6f0ab4ef81d90..9ad0f9440494d 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/media.ts
@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ export class VP9Config extends BaseConfig {
 }
 
 export class AV1Config extends BaseConfig {
+  getVideoCodec(): string {
+    return 'libsvtav1';
+  }
+
   getPresetOptions() {
     const speed = this.getPresetIndex() + 4; // Use 4 as slowest, giving us an effective range of 4-12 which is far more useful than 0-8
     if (speed >= 0) {