diff --git a/inference_video.py b/inference_video.py
index a42d73c..f155cbb 100644
--- a/inference_video.py
+++ b/inference_video.py
@@ -14,26 +14,30 @@ warnings.filterwarnings("ignore")
 def transferAudio(sourceVideo, targetVideo):    
     import shutil
     import moviepy.editor
-    tempAudioFileName = "./temp/audio.mp3"
+    tempAudioFileName = "./temp/audio.mkv"
 
     # split audio from original video file and store in "temp" directory
     if True:
-        # extract audio from video
-        if True:
-            video = moviepy.editor.VideoFileClip(sourceVideo)
-            audio = video.audio
+        
         # clear old "temp" directory if it exits
         if os.path.isdir("temp"):
             # remove temp directory
             shutil.rmtree("temp")
         # create new "temp" directory
         os.makedirs("temp")
-        # write audio file to "temp" directory
-        audio.write_audiofile(tempAudioFileName)
+        # extract audio from video
+        os.system("ffmpeg -y -i " + sourceVideo + " -c:a copy -vn " + tempAudioFileName)
         
     os.rename(targetVideo, "noAudio_"+targetVideo)
     # combine audio file and new video file
     os.system("ffmpeg -y -i " + "noAudio_"+targetVideo + " -i " + tempAudioFileName + " -c copy " + targetVideo)
+    
+    if os.path.getsize(targetVideo) == 0: # if ffmpeg failed to merge the video and audio together try converting the audio to mp3
+        tempAudioFileName = "./temp/audio.mp3"
+        os.system("ffmpeg -y -i " + sourceVideo + " -c:a mp3 -vn " + tempAudioFileName)
+        os.system("ffmpeg -y -i " + "noAudio_"+targetVideo + " -i " + tempAudioFileName + " -c copy " + targetVideo)
+        print("Lossless audio transfer failed. Audio was transcoded to mp3 instead.")
+    
     # remove audio-less video
     os.remove("noAudio_"+targetVideo)