diff --git a/unifi/cams/base.py b/unifi/cams/base.py
index 89d03ad..50c0613 100644
--- a/unifi/cams/base.py
+++ b/unifi/cams/base.py
@@ -908,14 +908,14 @@ class UnifiCamBase(metaclass=ABCMeta):
             # "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1",
         ]
 
-        try:
-            output = subprocess.check_output(["ffmpeg", "-h", "full"])
-            if b"stimeout" in output:
-                base_args.append("-stimeout 15000000")
-            else:
-                base_args.append("-timeout 15000000")
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-            self.logger.exception("Could not check for ffmpeg options")
+        # try:
+        #     output = subprocess.check_output(["ffmpeg", "-h", "full"])
+        #     if b"stimeout" in output:
+        #         base_args.append("-stimeout 15000000")
+        #     else:
+        #         base_args.append("-timeout 15000000")
+        # except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        #     self.logger.exception("Could not check for ffmpeg options")
 
         return " ".join(base_args)