diff --git a/frigate/record/export.py b/frigate/record/export.py
index 6ead93011..2e5de61c5 100644
--- a/frigate/record/export.py
+++ b/frigate/record/export.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
         if (self.end_time - self.start_time) <= MAX_PLAYLIST_SECONDS:
             playlist_lines = f"http://127.0.0.1:5000/vod/{self.camera}/start/{self.start_time}/end/{self.end_time}/index.m3u8"
             ffmpeg_input = (
-                f" -y -protocol_whitelist pipe,file,http,tcp -i {playlist_lines}"
+                f"-y -protocol_whitelist pipe,file,http,tcp -i {playlist_lines}"
             )
         else:
             playlist_lines = []
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class RecordingExporter(threading.Thread):
             ffmpeg_cmd = (
                 parse_preset_hardware_acceleration_encode(
                     self.config.ffmpeg.hwaccel_args,
-                    TIMELAPSE_DATA_INPUT_ARGS + ffmpeg_input,
+                    f"{TIMELAPSE_DATA_INPUT_ARGS} {ffmpeg_input}",
                     f"{self.config.cameras[self.camera].record.export.timelapse_args} {file_name}",
                     EncodeTypeEnum.timelapse,
                 )