diff --git a/rtv/templates/mailcap b/rtv/templates/mailcap
index 2dc131a..c57c78d 100644
--- a/rtv/templates/mailcap
+++ b/rtv/templates/mailcap
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ image/*; feh -g 640x480 '%s'; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
 # Youtube videos are assigned a custom mime-type, which can be streamed with
 # vlc or youtube-dl.
 video/x-youtube; vlc '%s' --width 640 --height 480; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
-video/x-youtube; youtube-dl -q -o - '%s' | mpv - --autofit 640x480; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
+video/x-youtube; mpv --ytdl-format=best '%s' --autofit 640x480; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"
 
 # Mpv is a simple and effective video streamer
 video/webm; mpv '%s' --autofit 640x480 --loop=inf; test=test -n "$DISPLAY"