diff --git a/utils/ffmpeg.py b/utils/ffmpeg.py
index ccba26d..fc9105c 100644
--- a/utils/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/utils/ffmpeg.py
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ def get_duration(filename, skip_accurate_decode=False):
             duration=max(stream_durations) # sum?
             # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from ffmpeg null muxer stream duration for {filename}...")
             return duration
-    if filename.lower().endswith('.mp3'):
-        try:
-            duration=float(AudioSegment.from_mp3(filename).duration_seconds)
-            # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from AudioSegment for {filename}...")
-            return duration
-        except:
-            pass
-        try:
-            duration=float(AudioFileClip(filename).duration)
-            # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from AudioFileClip for {filename}...")
-            return duration
-        except:
-            pass
-    if filename.lower().endswith('.mp4'):
-        try:
-            duration=float(VideoFileClip(filename).duration)
-            # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from VideoFileClip for {filename}...")
-            return duration
-        except:
-            pass
+    # if filename.lower().endswith('.mp3'):
+    #     try:
+    #         duration=float(AudioSegment.from_mp3(filename).duration_seconds)
+    #         # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from AudioSegment for {filename}...")
+    #         return duration
+    #     except:
+    #         pass
+    #     try:
+    #         duration=float(AudioFileClip(filename).duration)
+    #         # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from AudioFileClip for {filename}...")
+    #         return duration
+    #     except:
+    #         pass
+    # if filename.lower().endswith('.mp4'):
+    #     try:
+    #         duration=float(VideoFileClip(filename).duration)
+    #         # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from VideoFileClip for {filename}...")
+    #         return duration
+    #     except:
+    #         pass
     probe_info=ffmpeg.probe(filename)
     duration=float(probe_info["format"]["duration"])
     # print(f"Returning duration {duration} from ffprobe for {filename}...")
diff --git a/video_creation/background.py b/video_creation/background.py
index 2f6ebfd..b57e494 100644
--- a/video_creation/background.py
+++ b/video_creation/background.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def chop_background(background_config: Dict[str, Tuple], video_length: int, redd
     else:
         audio_choice = f"{background_config['audio'][2]}-{background_config['audio'][1]}"
         audio_file_path=f"assets/backgrounds/audio/{audio_choice}"
-        audio_file_duration=get_duration(audio_file_path)
+        audio_file_duration=get_duration(audio_file_path, True)
         if bool(settings.config["settings"]["background"][f"background_audio_loop"]):
             background_looped_audio_file_path = f"assets/backgrounds/audio/looped-{audio_choice}"
             background_audio_loops = math.ceil(video_length / audio_file_duration)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def chop_background(background_config: Dict[str, Tuple], video_length: int, redd
 
     video_choice = f"{background_config['video'][2]}-{background_config['video'][1]}"
     video_file_path = f"assets/backgrounds/video/{video_choice}"
-    video_file_duration=get_duration(video_file_path)
+    video_file_duration=get_duration(video_file_path, True)
     # print(f"Original duration before looping: {video_file_duration}")
     if bool(settings.config["settings"]["background"][f"background_video_loop"]):
         background_looped_video_file_path = f"assets/backgrounds/video/looped-{video_choice}"
diff --git a/video_creation/final_video.py b/video_creation/final_video.py
index 72be008..280e38a 100644
--- a/video_creation/final_video.py
+++ b/video_creation/final_video.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def name_normalize(name: str) -> str:
 def prepare_background(reddit_id: str, W: int, H: int) -> str:
     output_path = f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/background_noaudio.mp4"
     input_path = f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/background.mp4"
-    input_duration=get_duration(input_path)
+    input_duration=get_duration(input_path, True)
     output = (
         ffmpeg.input(input_path)
         .filter("crop", f"ih*({W}/{H})", "ih")
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ def make_final_video(
             audio_clips.insert(1, ffmpeg.input(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/postaudio.mp3"))
 
             audio_clips_durations = [
-                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3"),
-                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/postaudio.mp3")
+                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3", True),
+                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/postaudio.mp3", True)
             ]
         elif settings.config["settings"]["storymodemethod"] == 1:
             audio_clips = [
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ def make_final_video(
             audio_clips.insert(0, ffmpeg.input(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3"))
 
             audio_clips_durations = [
-                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/postaudio-{i}.mp3")
+                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/postaudio-{i}.mp3", True)
                 for i in track(range(number_of_clips + 1), "🎶 Calculating audio file durations...")
             ]
             audio_clips_durations.insert(
                 0,
-                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3")
+                get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3", True)
             )
             print_substep("Calculated audio file durations successfully!", style="bold green")
             
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ def make_final_video(
         audio_clips.insert(0, ffmpeg.input(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3"))
 
         audio_clips_durations = [
-            get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/{i}.mp3")
+            get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/{i}.mp3", True)
             for i in range(number_of_clips)
         ]
         audio_clips_durations.insert(
             0,
-            get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3")
+            get_duration(f"assets/temp/{reddit_id}/mp3/title.mp3", True)
         )
     audio_concat = ffmpeg.concat(*audio_clips, a=1, v=0)
     ffmpeg_progress_run(