diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py
index ea2eb999..88c6b50d 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/helper.py
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ def get_mapping() -> dict:
 def is_shorts(youtube_id: str) -> bool:
     """check if youtube_id is a shorts video, bot not it it's not a shorts"""
     shorts_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/{youtube_id}"
+    cookies = {"SOCS": "CAI"}
     response = requests.head(
-        shorts_url, headers=requests_headers(), timeout=10
+        shorts_url, cookies=cookies, headers=requests_headers(), timeout=10
     )
 
     return response.status_code == 200