diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 9d7b6162..d7bd2882 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -5070,6 +5070,9 @@ Let's use pdf-tools for a lot better interaction with pdfs.
 #+end_src
 
 ** EMPV
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       20250712T070328.619116
+:END:
 With empv we can perhaps control mpv much more fine grainly and even search youtube videos easier through emacs. Let's set it up.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (use-package empv
@@ -5104,8 +5107,8 @@ With empv we can perhaps control mpv much more fine grainly and even search yout
                    "https://youtube.com/%s=%s"
                    (if video-id "watch?v" "playlist?list")
                    (or video-id playlist-id))))
-           (title (if file (shell-command-to-string
-                            (format "yt-dlp --no-warnings --quiet --get-title %s" url))
+           (title (if file (string-trim (shell-command-to-string
+                            (format "yt-dlp --no-warnings --quiet --get-title %s" url)))
                     (alist-get 'title item)))
            (output-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*yt-dlp*"))
            (process (progn
@@ -5115,17 +5118,22 @@ With empv we can perhaps control mpv much more fine grainly and even search yout
                        :buffer output-buffer
                        :command `("yt-dlp" "-o"
                                   "~/vids/%(title)s.%(ext)s"
-                                  "-f best[ext=mp4]"
                                   ,(cl-coerce url 'string)
                                   "--embed-thumbnail"
                                   "--sponsorblock-remove=sponsor,intro,outro"))
                       (get-buffer-process output-buffer)))
            (enqueue `(lambda (process event)
                        (when (eq (process-status process) 'exit)
-                           (progn (message "running %s because %s" process event)
-                                  (empv-enqueue (concat "/home/chris/vids/" (string-trim ,title) ".mp4"))
-                                  ;; (kill-buffer ,output-buffer)
-                                  )))))
+                           (progn (message "running empv shtuff because %s is %s" process event)
+                                  (message "%s is a string? %s" ,title (stringp ,title))
+                                  (let* ((files (directory-files
+                                                      "/home/chris/vids/" t ,title nil 1))
+                                         (file (car files)))
+                                       (message "files is %s" files)
+                                       (message "file is %s" file)
+                                       (message "title is %s" ,title)
+                                       (empv-enqueue file))
+                                  (kill-buffer ,output-buffer))))))
       (message url)
       (if (process-live-p process)
           (set-process-sentinel
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 659ac548..53a6a662 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -3743,8 +3743,8 @@ targets."
                    "https://youtube.com/%s=%s"
                    (if video-id "watch?v" "playlist?list")
                    (or video-id playlist-id))))
-           (title (if file (shell-command-to-string
-                            (format "yt-dlp --no-warnings --quiet --get-title %s" url))
+           (title (if file (string-trim (shell-command-to-string
+                            (format "yt-dlp --no-warnings --quiet --get-title %s" url)))
                     (alist-get 'title item)))
            (output-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*yt-dlp*"))
            (process (progn
@@ -3754,17 +3754,22 @@ targets."
                        :buffer output-buffer
                        :command `("yt-dlp" "-o"
                                   "~/vids/%(title)s.%(ext)s"
-                                  "-f best[ext=mp4]"
                                   ,(cl-coerce url 'string)
                                   "--embed-thumbnail"
                                   "--sponsorblock-remove=sponsor,intro,outro"))
                       (get-buffer-process output-buffer)))
            (enqueue `(lambda (process event)
                        (when (eq (process-status process) 'exit)
-                           (progn (message "running %s because %s" process event)
-                                  (empv-enqueue (concat "/home/chris/vids/" (string-trim ,title) ".mp4"))
-                                  ;; (kill-buffer ,output-buffer)
-                                  )))))
+                           (progn (message "running empv shtuff because %s is %s" process event)
+                                  (message "%s is a string? %s" ,title (stringp ,title))
+                                  (let* ((files (directory-files
+                                                      "/home/chris/vids/" t ,title nil 1))
+                                         (file (car files)))
+                                       (message "files is %s" files)
+                                       (message "file is %s" file)
+                                       (message "title is %s" ,title)
+                                       (empv-enqueue file))
+                                  (kill-buffer ,output-buffer))))))
       (message url)
       (if (process-live-p process)
           (set-process-sentinel