diff --git a/youtube-mp3 b/youtube-mp3
index ef98ace..6e05143 100755
--- a/youtube-mp3
+++ b/youtube-mp3
@@ -6,4 +6,10 @@ if ! (which youtube-dl) ; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# Check for ffmpeg in path
+if ! (which ffmpeg) ; then
+	echo "No ffmpeg found in path"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 youtube-dl --format bestaudio -x --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 320K -k $1