diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py
index a8a8795c..cbc011a3 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index/comments.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Comments:
         comment_sort = self.config["downloads"]["comment_sort"]
 
         yt_obs = {
+            "check_formats": None,
             "skip_download": True,
             "getcomments": True,
             "extractor_args": {
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py
index 32c6030a..24dfc68f 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/urlparser.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class Parser:
     def _extract_channel_name(url):
         """find channel id from channel name with yt-dlp help"""
         obs_request = {
+            "check_formats": None,
             "skip_download": True,
             "extract_flat": True,
             "playlistend": 0,