diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
index f6497d35..8fa888d5 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ export const savingHandler = async ({ url, request }: { url?: string, request?:
     if (!request && !url) return;
 
     const selectedRequest = request || {
-        // pointing typescript to the fact that
-        // url is either present or not used at all,
-        // aka in cases when request is present
         url: url!,
 
         alwaysProxy: getSetting("save", "alwaysProxy"),
@@ -50,6 +47,7 @@ export const savingHandler = async ({ url, request }: { url?: string, request?:
         audioFormat: getSetting("save", "audioFormat"),
         tiktokFullAudio: getSetting("save", "tiktokFullAudio"),
         youtubeDubLang: getSetting("save", "youtubeDubLang"),
+        youtubeBetterAudio: getSetting("save", "youtubeBetterAudio"),
 
         youtubeVideoCodec: getSetting("save", "youtubeVideoCodec"),
         videoQuality: getSetting("save", "videoQuality"),
diff --git a/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts b/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
index 18c3e186..8e4e8073 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/settings/defaults.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const defaultSettings: CobaltSettings = {
         youtubeVideoCodec: "h264",
         youtubeDubLang: "original",
         youtubeHLS: false,
+        youtubeBetterAudio: false,
     },
     privacy: {
         disableAnalytics: false,
diff --git a/web/src/lib/types/settings/v5.ts b/web/src/lib/types/settings/v5.ts
index d0e684c3..270e53c0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/types/settings/v5.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/types/settings/v5.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ export type CobaltSettingsV5 = Omit<CobaltSettingsV4, 'schemaVersion' | 'advance
         localProcessing: boolean;
         allowH265: boolean;
         convertGif: boolean;
+        youtubeBetterAudio: boolean;
     },
 };