diff --git a/skullbot.py b/skullbot.py
index ff27180..a688685 100644
--- a/skullbot.py
+++ b/skullbot.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ ytdl_format_options = {
     "noplaylist": True,
     "quiet": True,
     "extract_flat": False,
+    "cookiefile": "cookies.txt"
 }
 ffmpeg_options = {
     "before_options": "-reconnect 1 -reconnect_streamed 1 -reconnect_delay_max 5",