diff --git a/src/configuration/ffmpeg.rs b/src/configuration/ffmpeg.rs
index 23e4f7d..3538dfa 100644
--- a/src/configuration/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/configuration/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct ConfigFFmpegOutput {
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ConfigFFmpeg {
-    pub path: String,
+    pub path: Option<String>,
     pub extra_args: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub overwrite: Option<bool>,
     pub process: Option<ConfigFFmpegProcess>,
diff --git a/src/configuration/mod.rs b/src/configuration/mod.rs
index b887d4b..847ab82 100644
--- a/src/configuration/mod.rs
+++ b/src/configuration/mod.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl Config {
                 cleanup: None,
             },
             ffmpeg: ffmpeg::ConfigFFmpeg {
-                path: String::from("/usr/bin/ffmpeg"),
+                path: Some(String::from("/usr/bin/ffmpeg")),
                 extra_args: None,
                 overwrite: None,
                 process: Some(ffmpeg::ConfigFFmpegProcess {
diff --git a/src/ffmpeg.rs b/src/ffmpeg.rs
index 0649c94..af6ad68 100644
--- a/src/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ impl FFmpegCommandOptions {
         args
     }
 
-    pub fn to_command(&self, ffmpeg_path: &str) -> Command {
-        let mut command = Command::new(ffmpeg_path);
+    pub fn to_command<S: Into<String>>(&self, ffmpeg_path: S) -> Command {
+        let mut command = Command::new(ffmpeg_path.into());
         command.args(self.to_args());
         command
     }
diff --git a/src/transcode/job.rs b/src/transcode/job.rs
index 978e139..c7b5019 100644
--- a/src/transcode/job.rs
+++ b/src/transcode/job.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl TranscodeJob {
     pub fn build_command(&self, ffmpeg_config: &ConfigFFmpeg) -> Command {
         ffmpeg_config
             .build_command_options(&self.input, &self.output)
-            .to_command(&ffmpeg_config.path)
+            .to_command(&ffmpeg_config.path.clone().unwrap_or("ffmpeg".to_string()))
     }
 
     pub fn check_if_exists(&self) -> bool {