diff --git a/api/src/processing/schema.js b/api/src/processing/schema.js
index 48d8b058..2ba35152 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/schema.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/schema.js
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ export const apiSchema = z.object({
     tiktokH265: z.boolean().default(false),
     twitterGif: z.boolean().default(true),
 
-    youtubeHLS: z.boolean().default(false),
+    youtubeHLS: z.boolean().default(true),
 })
 .strict();