diff --git a/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/sbin/go2rtc.yaml b/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/sbin/go2rtc.yaml
index ee155c80a..b58cf52fe 100644
--- a/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/sbin/go2rtc.yaml
+++ b/docker/rootfs/usr/local/go2rtc/sbin/go2rtc.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ffmpeg:
+  bin: /usr/lib/btbn-ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg
 webrtc:
   listen: ":8555"
   candidates:
diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/live.md b/docs/docs/configuration/live.md
index e537c4ff1..8fde2dcb8 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/live.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/live.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ webRTC works by creating a websocket connection on extra ports. One of the follo
     * For local webRTC, you will need to create your own go2rtc config:
 
 ```yaml
+ffmpeg:
+  bin: /usr/lib/btbn-ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg # <--- this is required
 webrtc:
   listen: ":8555"
   candidates: